Court delays bail decision on Mehran Town suspects

Separately, family of electrocuted six year-old files plea

KARACHI:

The Sessions Court East has once again postponed the verdict on a bail plea of the accused in the Mehran Town factory fire case. The bail plea of the accused was at the Karachi City Court. The court again postponed the decision on the bail plea. The judgment on the accused's bail application will be announced on November 2.

The court extended the interim bail of eight accused, including Korangi deputy commissioner and administrator, till November 2. Six accused, including landlord Tariq Faisal, factory owner Ali Hassan Mehta and Imran Zaidi are in jail in the case.

Bail was sought by factory owner Hassan Mehta and four other factory employees. The deputy commissioner and administrator have filed pre-arrest bail petitions in the case

Meanwhile, a local court sent the accused to jail on judicial remand in a crystal meth drug peddling case. The was heard before Judicial Magistrate West in Karachi City Court. Mominabad police presented the accused drug peddler.

The investigating officer said Mir Dil Murad was selling drugs like crystal meth. The police, acting on a tip-off, arrested the suspect.

A large number of high-quality drugs and cash were recovered from the arrested man. The court sent Murad to jail on judicial remand. According to the police, a case has been registered against the arrested accused at Mominabad police station.

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Meanwhile, the family of a six-year-old boy, who died due to the alleged negligence of K-Electric in Orangi Town, has filed a suit in a local court, seeking Rs 14.4 million in damages. The suit was filed at the Senior Civil Court.

The claim filed by Advocate Usman Farooq states that on January 17, two children were seriously injured due to the negligence of K-Electric. The children were playing on the balcony when there was a sudden blast. Karim, 6, died on the spot while Saad, 4, was critically injured.

K-Electric 11,000 volt wires were attached to the balcony of the house. It said the power utility had a responsibility to protect citizens from dangerous wires. "The child died due to open wires of K-Electric. It did not even bother to come to condole over the death of the victims." The petition concluded that the power utility was responsible for compensating the victims.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31^st, 2021.