CBC demonstration: Protester granted pre-arrest bail
Residents of DHA chant slogan as they gather outside CBC office to protest against the failure to fix drainage problems on August 31, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A local court granted on Thursday pre-arrest bail to Yasir Bilal, a Defence Housing Authority resident who had been booked in a case pertaining to a protest at the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) office on Monday.
Bilal was granted bail against a surety bond of Rs20,000 and the court ordered that the accused should not be arrested till September 7.
Meanwhile, the court also issued notices to the public prosecutor and the investigation officer.
On Wednesday, the Darakhshan police registered a case against 22 named and other unidentified protesters who had gathered outside the CBC office to protest the authorities' lack of action regarding drainage and provision of facilities following the torrential rain last week.
The FIR, registered on behalf of the office security supervisor, Munawar Hussain, accuses the nominated protesters of vandalism, scuffling with the police and issuing threats to CBC officials.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2020.