On the back-burner: ATC summons arms bust investigation officer

Policeman has decided to put the case on dormant until new leads surface

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court summoned on Friday the police officer investigating 'Sindh's biggest arms bust' for making a decision on the report suggesting the case be closed until the surfacing of new evidence that will lead to the culprits.

The ATC-IX judge, who was recently tasked with the disposal of the matter by the Sindh High Court justice administering the ATCs in the city, summoned the investigation officer (IO) to appear in court December 17.

The police have submitted in the court that no clues were found during the course of the investigation to trace the perpetrators of this arms saga. The cache, including anti-aircraft guns, Kalashnikovs, rifles, submachine guns and military tactical gear, was found hidden inside a customised 10x10-feet underground tank of a 120-yard house in Azizabad in October.

The investigators have submitted an A-class report, which reads that the case may be put on dormant until the arrest of some suspects or recovery of some substantial evidence in the case.

The ATC judge is likely to pass an order on the fate of the case at the next hearing.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3^rd, 2016.