ATC acquits five cops
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday acquitted five policemen accused of negligence in the Sheikhupura murder case, wherein eight people were axed to death.
The court acquitted former Station House Officer (SHO) Narang Abdul Wahab Khan, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Latif, ASI Mushtaq Qureshi, ASI Muhammad Rafi and ASI Amarul Hassan after holding that the allegations of negligence could not be proved against them.
ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar conducted the proceedings on acquittal application of the policemen, and announced the verdict after hearing arguments of the parties.
The accused policemen also appeared before the court during the proceedings and got their attendance marked.
The policemen had filed the acquittal application, stating that the allegations of negligence were baseless and pleaded with the court to acquit them.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2023.