After Lahore, police raid Elahi's Gujrat residence

Police officials say operation conducted on cases registered on the complaint of anti-corruption officials

GUJRAT:

Days after the police conducted a raid at the Lahore residence of former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a similar action took place at his Gujrat home.

In a late-night raid on Monday, a heavy contingent of police cordoned off Elahi's home, Kunjah House, and tried to enter it. According to Express News, this is the fourth operation by the police at his residence.

The spokesperson for Kunjah House said that the police came in relation to an anti-corruption case filed against the ex-chief minister, but neither Elahi nor other family members were present at the house at the time of the raid.

They added that only employees and the family’s staff were at the house.

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Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader and Elahi's son Moonis stated that the police did not have any search warrants for the raid.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, he said that the “Punjab police again at Kunjah House in Gujrat to conduct another raid”.

Punjab police again at Kunjah House in Gujrat to conduct another raid. I have told them to give them access although they still don’t have a search warrant. pic.twitter.com/ZlEKT5CVoS

— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi6) May 1, 2023

“I have told them to give them access although they still don’t have a search warrant," he added.

Meanwhile, police officials said that the police force of more than 15 police stations in the city and Sadar Circle were included in the raid, which was led by Deputy Police Officer (DPO) Ahmed Nawaz Shah.

They added that the operation was conducted on cases registered on the complaint of anti-corruption officials.

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Last week, Elahi was booked by the Punjab police on terror charges but managed to get relief from the court till May 6

In the wee hours of Saturday, an Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab team along with the Lahore police conducted a raid at Elahi’s residence to arrest him.

The raiding teams remained on the premises for more than three hours during which they took into custody around nine people, but were unable to find the PTI leader.

The raid at the former CM’s residence came hours after the ACE arrested a close friend of Moonis.