Karachi court remands alleged drug queenpin Anmol into police custody till May 22
A Karachi court on Saturday granted the police physical remand of alleged drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky till May 22 in one of the many cases against her.
On Tuesday, Karachi police arrested a woman accused of operating one of the city’s most organised narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested during a joint operation conducted by city police and a civil agency at an apartment in the Garden area.
On Wednesday, Karachi police secured a three-day physical remand of the suspect, further intensifying what authorities described as a rapidly expanding narcotics investigation with far-reaching links.
Various courts heard multiple cases involving her, including narcotics and murder-related proceedings. Magistrates in districts South, Central and Malir reserved orders on police requests seeking Pinky’s physical remand in 15 cases, including one linked to murder allegations.
At the City Court, proceedings included narcotics and murder cases against her.
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The magistrate of the Central court remanded Anmol to the Special Investigation Unit's (SIU) custody until May 22 in a narcotics case. The court also directed the investigation officer to submit a progress report at the next hearing.
During proceedings at the South court, police presented her before the duty magistrate, where she alleged that she had been subjected to violence and falsely implicated in multiple cases.
“My name is Anmol. I have been kept for 20 days. I was subjected to a bag full of narcotics. Six men put me in a vehicle and took me away. After 15 days, I was handed over to the police. I am being forced to name people under pressure,” she told the court.
She further alleged that she was being instructed to identify individuals whose names were being dictated to her.
The court observed that her statement was not being properly recorded and directed the investigation officer to produce previous court orders. The magistrate also enquired about the accused’s health.
Anmol further claimed before the court that “around 20 to 25 cases” were being registered against her and alleged that she had been threatened that her family would be taken away if she did not “accept everything”.
She also claimed that a person from Banigala was being mentioned and that she was being pressured to name him. According to her statement, she was initially brought in a van and instructed on how to proceed, while the house from where her arrest was shown was “not mine”.
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The magistrate directed that previous judicial orders and a review be produced before it.
In a murder case registered at the Baghdadi Police Station, the investigation officer sought further remand, informing the court that additional investigations had been conducted.
The magistrate asked the officer what investigation had been carried out so far.
In response, the investigation officer stated that police had examined Anmol and registered 11 more cases against her. He further said that narcotics had been recovered from her identification and that she had earlier been sent to jail in three cases. The officer added that she had been absconding for a long time.
The magistrate granted a two-day extension in the murder case registered at the Baghdadi Police Station. In the remaining 12 cases, the court ordered that she be sent to jail and sought progress reports from the investigation officer.
The magistrate also enquired about the absconding accused Qamar, to which the investigation officer responded that he was wanted under Section 512.
During the hearing, some lawyers claimed to represent her, but Anmol told the court, “These are not my lawyers.”
The magistrate directed her to speak only to her own counsel and expressed displeasure over the situation.
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Separately, at the Malir court, Anmol was produced in a narcotics recovery case registered at the Sachal Police Station. The investigation officer informed the court that narcotics had been recovered from a house on her identification.
The accused denied the allegations and told the court, “I am being implicated in false cases. I was taken from Lahore.”
The Malir court sent her to jail on judicial remand in the Sachal case and directed the investigation officer to submit a challan within 14 days.
The prosecution later decided to challenge the Malir court’s decision. Sindh Acting Prosecutor General Muntazir Mehdi said that a criminal revision petition would be filed.