Natasha acquitted in drug case linked to Karsaz accident

Court observes medical evidence does not establish she consumed drugs

KARACHI:

A judicial magistrate’s court in Karachi on Thursday acquitted Natasha, the accused in the Karsaz road accident case, in a separate case registered under the anti-narcotics law after the prosecution and investigating authorities failed to prove the charge against her.

The court observed that the medical evidence did not establish that Natasha had consumed drugs. It further noted that no signs of drug use were detected in her blood test.

The prosecution told the court that in August 2024, Natasha had allegedly run over a father and daughter riding a motorcycle on Karsaz. Imran Arif and his daughter, Amina Imran, were killed in the accident, while Abdul Salam and Shane Alexander sustained injuries.

A case over the accident was registered at Bahadurabad police station on the complaint of Imtiaz, the brother of the deceased Imran, the prosecution said.

The prosecution further informed the court that Natasha had already been acquitted in the main Karsaz accident case.

The court, finding the prosecution unable to establish the drug-use charge, acquitted Natasha in the anti-narcotics case.