KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday indicted former police official Rao Anwar and 17 others in the murder case of Naqeebullah Mehsud who was killed in a staged police encounter in Karachi’s Malir district in January last year.The court was hearing the murder case of Waziristan native Mehsud during which former senior superintendent of police (SSP), Malir, Anwar and other accused appeared before the court. They were indicted in the case and charges were framed against them. All the accused pleaded not guilty.The court summoned witnesses of the case and ordered the complainant and the magistrate who recorded the testimonies of witnesses to appear on April 11.Anwar along with former deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Qamar Ahmed Sheikh and three others are out on bail and 13 police officials are in jail on judicial remand in the murder case. Naqeebullah, 17, along with Sabir Nazir Khan and Ishaq was killed at a farmhouse in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town area on January 13, 2018. Former Malir SSP Anwar — the prime suspect in the case — alleged that the suspects were involved in terrorism cases and were affiliated with a banned outfit.Soon after these murders, Naqeebullah’s friends and family shared his pictures on social media demanding justice. His family said he was killed in a fake police encounter. A report compiled by an investigation team also called the encounter fake. Anwar who took the credit for the encounter earlier denied involvement in the case. Anwar, DSP Sheikh and 13 others were later arrested in the case.
03-26-2019, 09:03 AM
Naqeebullah murder case: Ex-police officer Rao Anwar, 17 others indicted
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