Rangers official records statement against Uzair

Says weapons were unearthed after being pinpointed by Uzair

KARACHI:

The statement of a witness in the explosives case against suspected Lyari gangsters Uzair Baloch has been recorded. The special anti-terrorism court (SATC) summoned more witnesses at the next hearing after the cross-examination.

The case was heard in the Special ATC of the Central Jail Karachi. The plaintiff, DSR Rangers, recorded an important statement against Uzair Baloch in the case. The officer, Jahanzeb Khan, appeared in court.

The Rangers officer, while recording the statement, said that Uzair Baloch had revealed that ammunition and weapons were buried in the garden during his arrest. Rangers recovered ammunition and weapons from the pinpointed location. He maintained that Tangers had obtained the 90 days remand of Baloch from the court after his arrest in 2016.

He went on to say that Uzair Baloch was the leader of the Lyari gang war. During interrogation, Baloch revealed that weapons and explosives were buried in the garden. The accused said he could point out the place where the substances had been buried.

On the identification of the accused, bullets, LMGs, rockets and launchers were found buried underground in the garden. He went further to say that grenades, ammunition and rocket launchers buried in the ground were also recovered during the operation.

All the weapons were sent for forensic laboratory tests in accordance with the procedure. The explosives were handed over to the police by the Bomb Disposal Squad after being made unusable. The case property was destroyed in a fire that broke out in the City Court warehouse.

Abid Zaman Advocate stated that there was no mention in the statement given to Police and the FIR stated that all ammunition was handed over to police. He asked that if weapons and explosives were recovered from the garbage bin, why was the BDS not called on the spot?

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2022.