Bakery beating case: Shahbaz Sharif’s son-in-law sent on 14-day remand
The court adjourned proceedings regarding his bail plea till October 18.
Imran was presented before the court of Judicial Magistrate Yalmas Ghani amid tightened security. A heavy contingent of police was deployed at and around the court’s premises.
Police prayed to the court to send the chief minister’s son-in-law on remand.
Imran’s lawyers submitted a bail application in court. The court adjourned the hearing till tomorrow and issued notices to all respondents in the case.
Sharif’s son-in-law was arrested on Wednesday after he recorded his statement at the Defence B Police Station in the same case.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had earlier ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
According to the First Information Report lodged under sections 148, 149 and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code, complainant Umer Hussain stated that he ran the confectionary, ‘Sweet Tooth’, in T-Block market.
On October 7, a woman came to the shop and asked for a cake; however, the shop was closed for cleaning. The employees asked her to come later when the shop would be open. Two men, who appeared to be bodyguards of the woman, misbehaved with an employee named Irfan and left with warnings of dire consequences, Hussain added.
On the same day, the guards visited the bakery along with another man, identified the worker and escorted him outside the shop. Around six to seven Elite Force officials, who were present outside the bakery, started beating up Irfan and threatened him further.
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Why Rabia Imran ( daughter of CM) is not arrested so far?Judge should bring this couple back to earth. they must know how a common man lives his life. I am hoping he gives them jail time and 500 hrs of community time plus 10 million rupees as a compensation to the bakery man as a compensation.This way history will not repeat itself. Hopefully?
@Jedi: This shows you why the Punjab has some sense of accountability unlike other provinces. At least in the Punjab the CM's son in law will be charged whereas they would get away with similar criminality in other provinces. I think that the woman who is behind this incident should also be charged. If anything I have more faith in Punjab's government knowing that anyone who misbehaves will be charged under the law.
I am surprised of we pakistanies who do'nt know anything except critisim.if CM did'nt provide his son in law then critisim,if he did now people are saying its just to make good position in upcoming elections.we should be clear what we want.its an admire able step so we should'nt criticise now.
where is the lady isn't the law equal for both men and women. Then to go on talking about unjustice with women is our society.
She was trying to get cake for poors who can't afford to eat roti.
Arrest the woman. She is the real culprit.
@Kaddu: Nice poetry.thanks
Tooth for a tooth. Cake for a cake. Well done judiciary.
hang him
These corrupt people will not fear that Allah is watching. They fear the cameras and public embarrassment. They want votes so they will do anything for that.
The excellent Urdu idiom about the elephant having two sets of teeth: One for show and the other for eating applies here. Anyway nothing is going to happen to the man. Also readers have made a valid point : where is the lady concerned??
both PML(N) and PPP are same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Ku5LKqN0k
The right way would be to allow the bakery security guard to have a go at these goons - with a fine, well made, Sialkoti cricket bat. The guards should get some whopping with wickets too. The lady (its a disgrace to call her one though) should publicly apologize for her behaviour and pay damages (Rs. 1 crore) to the poor security guard.
Send this son in law to NY for community service for 500 hrs like the way, Leona Helmsley (hotel owner). She was asked to do community service and given jail time at age 75. This way judge made sure to let her know how poor people live their life.Please go to google and search under Leona Helmsley. We should learn good things from the WEST or from any where.
FBR should look into his and her(daughter of CM) tax return . Did they show all the income? And paid all the taxes? Have they paid all the property taxes? How about all the electric and gas bills?
Son in law aka Qurbani ka bakra aka Election campaign tactic. Lol. Corruption at its worst..
@Ch. Allah Daad: It is people like you who keep on electing same people who has given nothing to this country .. If voters start voting only after seeing manifesto of parties that is based on real problems we are facing, only then this country and democracy will progress. Where was Shahbaz sharif when this incident happened? If he was such a great leader to deliver justice do you not think his kin would never dare beat any one? Perhaps they know their father better than common people and that's why they openly beat hapless people in broad day light. If it was not for the Media Shahbaz Sharif would never have started this eye wash drama of arresting his son in law. It was his daughter who sent people to beat that boy and She should be behind the bars and sentenced to a month at least in any other province.
The Taliban should go after these elite people who torture the poor. That is the real path to 'jannat' and that will be the real 'jihad'.
@nisar
Exactly. And the icing on the cake, good advertisement and free as well. Headlines in the urdu press, and I presume on tv too. A chance for sycophants/chamchas to come out in hordes with Shava jee Shavaa Shabze Shreffe.
This son in law must be brought to earth. In addition to jail time he must seve for community service and lot of fine like 10-20 million rupees.@Parvez:
I think court should order CM's daughter to do atleast 70 hrs of community work in poor areas of Lahore. Then may be she realises how poor communities and people live.How hard is life for them, How they struggle to get food for their children? How they are living without shelter? My appeal to all Govt. officals , leaders when you have power pl don't play god. Have mercy on poor people.If you can't do anything for them atleast talk politely with them.
@midas
lol...comment of the day!
@hunzijoooo
As a PTI supporter what dissapoints me is the fact that CM's kids and son-in-law have access to govt vehicles, staff, police, etc. They should not have access or command over that in the first place. Really, why do they need all that protocol in the first place....wasn't CM saying a few months ago that he will end VIP culture....why doesn't he start with his family?
Is his daughter so precious that she can't wait 3 hours for a cake?
Problem is, our rules see themselves as our lords and masters, not public servant....but dont worry, once PTI is in power, rule of law will be restored and Shahbaz's daughter will have to stand in line for her cake like the rest of us mortals :)
This decision to included his own son in law by CM would disappoint many PTI supporter.I am sure they will call it a drama now.But hats off to SS.
No need for this forepaly, if justice is to prevail according to the rules of this jungle then the same elite force gurads should beat the son-in-law to the same extent out side the bakery while the bakery wala watches. Then some other elite force guards should beat these elite force guards. What a joke!!!
@USMAN786: not implied consent, she actually instigated - so it is express consent.
where is the lady?
Election is coming soon Every leader will wish to won the heart of public many ways this is also one way
the woman should have been arrested or charge sheeted and the elite force police personnel fired
Was media sleeping since oct 7th, 2012?
Long live Mian Sahib.
Complete DRAMA.
Please continue believing that he's "arrested".
Tell that girl to try these antics in any northern Karachi district.
Yup, they don't have the..
i m a ppp voter but after seeing this incident i have decided to vote for PML N
you dont get it. Mohtarma Kehti thi 'people dont have anything to eat.. why don't they eat cake?' .. and then the Pakistani revolution started .. (just like the french :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letthemeat_cake
well donr CM Punjab.i pray that all provinces should have CMs like shahbaz sharif.
The lady should be called before the court and punished if proved guilty. Simple is that.
This is only due to the power of social media and the collective protest shown by civil society. Well done !!!! This should encourage the youth of Pakistan to speak out against injustice in all its forms and never think that their voice will go unheard and unnoticed. Sometimes we will have good results and sometimes we will have setbacks. But importantly, we are well on our way on the journey to getting back the Pakistan of Jinnah.....InshaAllah.
Might is right and might will win.
CM tried to avoid this for two weeks, but thanks to this becoming a big issue on social media and eventually breaking on TV talk shows, the CM was forced to take some action, Shame on CM, is this how he has brought up his children? PMLN have lost a lot of voters due to this.
Great work done by Shahbaz Shareef. Even if it is cosmetic still we appreciate it. 1st time it is happening so. On thing I cann't understand that why some people are saying that Supreme Court should take suo moto notice. SC can only take notice if the competent authority had not taken notice of it, which has already done by Punjab Govt. CM's son in law is behind the bars and investigation is on. What else one can do...? One could not be punished without having fair trial. So please stop blame game and wait for outcome of this story.
i wish v had same rulers in sindh also
why haven't the elite force members and their supervisor been arrested? the people who provide security to such people are as responsible.
also, legally she has no right to have even a single government bodyguard. only the chief minister himself does.
No matter which province it is..........Saeen ka beta bhe saeen.
This incident happend on 7 October. No case or FIR was registered till yesterdat 17 October. First this incident was shown on social media and than Tv talk show were done on it after pressure from social media and than electronic media the FIR was launched. first police person said it was his personal problem with bakery guy , The video is avaialble of police guy saying it was his personal fight. When it was not accepted by public and media now this new drama . ONE QUESTION why were so many elite force with DAUGHTER and SON- IN-LAW of Shahbaz Sharif.?
What about the women who initiated this thread?
Damad-e-ala and Dukhter-e-ala of Khadim-e-ala.
Why are they not naming the 'woman'?
Our legislature who keep on promising to implement law and order but they see themselves above law and order as the country is "their bap ki jageer".
What an eye wash. These are just cosmetic measures by the khadim-e-aala. What if the incident had never been captured on camera. What about the numerous other cases of police high handedness which happen on daily basis and no one even gets to know about them. These cosmetic measures are only being taken to garner votes from the public. Shahbaz Sharif is just like any other rotten politician. If he were sincere, he would instead have talked about introducing police reforms and depoliticizing the police. But of course they cant do it because they use the police for their political purposes. So much for his sincerity. Shahbaz Sharif, you're no different from any other blood sucking politician. We see through your fake sincerity.
Make him grind wheat or break stones.............
first i thought this is just to deceive people that chief minister's s.i.l is in custody...but now that he has been sent on a remand its an appreciable step by the cheif minister and he has atleast now set an example...unline gilani moving out of the presidency cuz his son was arrested...bravo shahbaz sharif...am now thinking about voting for PML-N rather than PTI
Well Done CM
the court adjourned the case till october 18.when is october 18?it is today,the same day .quite funny.
Very great step by Shehbaz Sahrif sb. Unprecedented & set new standards in Pakistan. This man & his party PMLN deserves all the appreciation given that Gillanis & Elahis were shamelessly & openly moving degrading the security forces & making fun of law.
God bless Chief Minister Punjab & People of Punjab are lucky to have such a ruler who has delivered practically.
For God sake, don't always talk negative, have the guts to appreciate something good for Pakistan.
Now donot say that police walas beat bakery owner on their own. The lady has no implied consent on it.
Now ET is blocking comments about this report
Wow...First time in Pakistan? If it is true, Hats off to the CM! He is the man.
He will be given VVIP treatment on 14-day judicial remand
... all this for a cake??????
Excellent.
i feel more safe under Shahbaz Govt. thanks God.
Finaly after 2 weeks ET write something about that incident. Where is the women who sent those people to beat poor bakery boy? Why were so many elite force with daughter and son-in-law of Shahbaz sharif ?Why blame the son-in-law when everyone clearly knows it was Sharifs daughter who ordered the beating?
Amother Drama ...
I wish Irfan gets justice and respect both!!!
Maybe Justice finally prevails. We will all wait and see.
well done shabaz sharif , we expect same from you
Finally Express Tribune mentioned the lahore bakery incident.
Well done judiciary
he will be issued bail tomorrow
where is the lady? punish here too