Halima murder case: Sessions court dismisses bail plea of Rizwan Ayaz Khan

Judge observes that there is sufficient evidence against accused

KARACHI: A sessions court rejected on Saturday the bail application of an accused in the Halima murder case after being convinced by the prosecution that there was 'strong' evidence against him.

The additional sessions judge of District South, Suhail Muhammad Leghari, dismissed a bail plea moved by Rizwan Ayaz Khan and observed that prima facie there was sufficient incriminating evidence against the accused.

Khan has been booked for allegedly murdering a woman, Halima, and dropping her child with the Edhi Foundation. Halima was found dead in her flat in Delhi Colony in July, last year, three days after her child was reported as 'found abandoned' at Do Darya area. Khan's wife, Sonia, is also nominated in the case.

According to the prosecution, the accused killed Halima and then handed over her son to a child care centre, lying that he found the child abandoned near the sea. The prosecutor argued that if the suspect is granted bail, he may escape given that the investigation team has collected enough evidence against him.  The defence maintained that the accused was implicated in the case with malicious intent and was not involved in the crime.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 22^nd, 2017.