Court orders interim challan in Pinky case

Another court defers bail decision for alleged facilitators

KARACHI:

A local court order the investigation officer (IO) on Tuesday to submit an interim challan in the high-profile case involving alleged "Cocaine Queen" Anmol, alias Pinky, while another court deferred its decision on bail applications of her alleged facilitators.

The judicial magistrate for District South, while hearing the murder case registered against Pinky, directed the IO to submit the interim challan on Tuesday.

During the hearing, the IO sought additional time, stating that the challan had been forwarded to senior police officials for approval and would be submitted once cleared. The court granted time, while reiterating its direction for submission of the interim challan within the stipulated deadline.

According to the prosecution, the scrutiny of the challan has already been completed and the document has been handed over to the IO. The case has been registered at Baghdadi police station on the complaint of Sheroz, a resident of the Lines Area.

Separately, the district and sessions judge for District South once again deferred the verdict on bail applications filed by alleged facilitators of Pinky. During the hearing, the IO submitted forensic reports of WhatsApp chats and video communications allegedly linked to the accused.

The court adjourned the matter and postponed the decision on bail until June 10.

Deputy District Public Prosecutor Arif Saitai opposed the bail pleas, stating that accused Zeeshan had declared a monthly income of Rs50,000, while bank account records revealed transactions worth millions of rupees.

He further argued that the accused, Sohail-ur-Rehman and Zeeshan-ur-Rehman, are facilitators of Pinky and do not deserve bail.