Court sends PTI leader Gandapur to jail on judicial remand

Ali Amin Gandapur was produced before the judicial magistrate after his arrest in Dera Ismail Khan the previous day

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:

A local court sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Ali Amin Gandapur to the Central Jail on a six-day judicial remand on Friday, ensuring his presence in separate cases filed by Islamabad and Punjab police.

The former federal minister and PTI central leader was produced before the judicial magistrate after he was arrested in Dera Ismail Khan on Thursday. However, accepting his plea, the judicial magistrate Mazhar Ali rejected the two cases registered by Dera police against him.

He also rejected the plea of Islamabad and Punjab police seeking physical custody of the PTI leader in separate cases registered against him.

The judicial magistrate directed the representatives of both Islamabad and Punjab police to fulfill and complete the required documentation for further proceedings.

Strict security measures were ensured at the court premises where Ali Amin’s brother, former provincial minister Faisal Amin, Tehsil Mayor Umar Amin, and a large number of PTI workers were present.

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Ali Amin Gandapur was arrested after hours-long drama outside the premises of the Peshawar High Court's Dera Ismail Khan bench where the PTI leader remained for several hours along with his supporting lawyers and associates.

The PTI leader had gone to the court to secure bail in the cases registered against him on different charges including terrorism. He was taken into custody after he voluntarily surrendered to the police outside the court premises.

The PTI leader claimed that the police were arresting him “illegally” and also carried out raids at his residence.

Gandapur said he voluntarily surrendered to the authorities because he did not want to cause any mayhem at the court premises.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Arshad has imposed Section 144 in the district with immediate effect to ensure a peaceful environment in the district.

According to a notification issued here by the DC office, a ban has been imposed on unlawful assembly of five or more than five persons in public places, pillion-riding and use of tinted glasses in vehicles for 11 days.

The order aimed at ensuring public safety by preventing breach of peace, and would come into force immediately and remain enforced from April 6 to 16, it added.