Blasphemy case: Arrest warrants issued for SHO, ASI

The judge has directed the DSP concerned to arrest SHO and ASI Ikramul Haq and produce them in court on December 1.

LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Ali Imran has issued non-bail able arrest warrants for the Shahdra Town station house officer (SHO) and an assistant sub inspector (ASI) for ignoring show cause notices. The judge directed the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) concerned to arrest the SHO and ASI Ikramul Haq and produce them in court on December 1.  The police officials had failed to implement court orders to produce the witnesses in a blasphemy case on several occasions. The judge then issued show cause notices to the SHO and the ASI, but they did not respond to them. According to the FIR of the blasphemy case, Khurram Masih and Rasheed Masih burnt pages of the Holy Quran on December 5, 2011. Their neighbours allegedly saw them and raised a hue and cry in the neighbourhood. The accused locked their house and fled. The police later arrived at the scene and arrested them.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2012.