DHA security guard’s murder: FIA gives clean chit to tycoon

Agency’s report says DHA was found to be beneficiary.


Asad Kharal June 22, 2012

LAHORE:


A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has given a clean chit to real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in its inquiry into the murder of a security guard in relation to a case of land grabbing worth of Rs5 billion, a member of JIT told The Express Tribune.


In a report submitted by the FIA to the Supreme Court, it has been claimed that no direct evidence has surfaced against Malik Riaz regarding the murder of Defence Housing Authority Islamabad (DHAI) security guard Muhammad Fayyaz – while, conversely, DHAI was said to be the ‘beneficiary’ of the crime in the report, which is over 100 pages.

The matter will be taken up by the Supreme Court today (Friday). On June 12, 2012 the Supreme Court had expressed displeasure over the FIA for not conducting proper investigation into this case. IG Islamabad, three former IGPs, two SSPs and six SPs did not appear before the investigation team despite orders from the Supreme Court.

The JIT recorded the supplementary statements and examined 22 alleged accused out of total 24, including Malik Riaz, Shaukat Ali, Altaf and Col (Retd) Khalil. The petitioner Dr Shafiqur Rehman also provided the record to the investigation team including 115 pages Judicial Enquiry Report prepared by the District & Session Judge Islamabad and submitted before the Supreme Court.

The contents of the judicial enquiry report read that land grabbing has been established beyond any iota of doubt as the sole motive behind the murder of Fayyaz.

The report gave the names of the persons whose land was forcibly taken. The report said that the FIR of the murder of Fayyaz was based on concocted story, hiding the fact that the conspirators of his murder obtained billions of rupees worth of benefit.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2012. 

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