Lady clerk, 14 transgender persons granted bail

HYDERABAD:

A lady junior clerk and 14 transgender persons arrested in a case related to a disturbance at the SSP office were released from Hyderabad Women's Jail on Monday after a court approved their bail applications.

Judge Sajjad Ahmed heard two bail petitions filed in a case registered at Cantt Police Station under sections for obstructing public servant, presence of abettor at time of offence, unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, mischief and intentional insult over the SSP office incident. Lady junior clerk Maria Sario filed a separate bail application while the 14 arrested transgender persons - Pinky, Aliza, Zohaib, Ali Ghulam, Aman Baloch, Sonam Durrani, Zara Abbasi, Haya Malik, Maham Malik, Muskan Baloch, Pari Jat, Saima Memon, Kajal and Musaddiq Qambarani - filed a joint petition.

After hearing arguments from the prosecutor and defense lawyers, the court approved bail for the lady clerk and all 14 transgender persons against surety bonds of Rs10,000 each. Following submission and verification of the surety bonds, the court issued a release order to the Superintendent of Hyderabad Women's Jail, directing that the accused be freed if they were not wanted in any other case. All female suspects were released from Hyderabad Women's Jail after the order was issued.