Rs1.5m bail for young driver who killed pedestrians
A young man, who was arrested in an accident that killed four people, was released on bail worth Rs1.5 million.
KARACHI:
A young man, who was arrested after his car was involved in an accident that killed four people Tuesday, was released on bail worth Rs1.5 million on Thursday.
Judicial Magistrate South Abu Ali Jatoi released Saad Khan, who is the son of an FIA deputy director Athar Ali Khan.
The man who was said to be in the passenger seat, Munir Mengal, was released without any charges. The police did not send either men for a medico-legal examination.
According to one version of events, an FIR, No 466/10, was filed early Wednesday morning. But police station records show that the FIR was filed two hours after the accident, which took place Tuesday evening around 8 pm.
Because Saad’s family was unable to immediately present his driving license, the FIR was filed under section 320. The license was submitted Wednesday evening. According to investigation officer Aslam Kolachi, the license was issued on August 9, 2010 and has yet to check out with the license office records.
According to IO Kolachi, Saad was earlier on held on charges of possessing an illegal weapon. But his family presented an arms license, after which an investigation was carried out against Saad under section 144.
According to one version, the accident took place when two cars, allegedly racing one another, arrived at the Khayaban-e-Shamsheer and Shujaat traffic signal. A motorcycle suddenly came in front of them, causing the cars to swerve out of control in an effort to avoid crashing into him. One of the cars collided with a pole while the other crashed into the footpath where people were waiting for the bus.
Two women and a man were mowed down and at least one child was injured. One of the victims was 40-year-old Sabiha and the other was 26-year-old Saima. The man who was killed has yet to be identified.
Sabiha’s brother-in-law Amir said that she was a cook in a house in DHA. She is survived by five children, the youngest is just three months old. He said that after the accident, he has been trying to meet the investigation officer and Darakhshan SHO Azam Gopang.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2010.
A young man, who was arrested after his car was involved in an accident that killed four people Tuesday, was released on bail worth Rs1.5 million on Thursday.
Judicial Magistrate South Abu Ali Jatoi released Saad Khan, who is the son of an FIA deputy director Athar Ali Khan.
The man who was said to be in the passenger seat, Munir Mengal, was released without any charges. The police did not send either men for a medico-legal examination.
According to one version of events, an FIR, No 466/10, was filed early Wednesday morning. But police station records show that the FIR was filed two hours after the accident, which took place Tuesday evening around 8 pm.
Because Saad’s family was unable to immediately present his driving license, the FIR was filed under section 320. The license was submitted Wednesday evening. According to investigation officer Aslam Kolachi, the license was issued on August 9, 2010 and has yet to check out with the license office records.
According to IO Kolachi, Saad was earlier on held on charges of possessing an illegal weapon. But his family presented an arms license, after which an investigation was carried out against Saad under section 144.
According to one version, the accident took place when two cars, allegedly racing one another, arrived at the Khayaban-e-Shamsheer and Shujaat traffic signal. A motorcycle suddenly came in front of them, causing the cars to swerve out of control in an effort to avoid crashing into him. One of the cars collided with a pole while the other crashed into the footpath where people were waiting for the bus.
Two women and a man were mowed down and at least one child was injured. One of the victims was 40-year-old Sabiha and the other was 26-year-old Saima. The man who was killed has yet to be identified.
Sabiha’s brother-in-law Amir said that she was a cook in a house in DHA. She is survived by five children, the youngest is just three months old. He said that after the accident, he has been trying to meet the investigation officer and Darakhshan SHO Azam Gopang.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2010.