Sabira Bibi was allegedly murdered by Taji Khokhar’s men in August. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Sabira Bibi, 50, was gunned down in August 2012. She had filed a case against Imtiaz Khokhar, alias Taji Khokhar, for occupying a five-kanal piece of land belonging to her near Koral Chowk. Imtiaz is the brother of former National Assembly deputy speaker Nawaz Khokhar.
The investigation team, headed by Lahore Crime Branch DIG Abu Bakar Khuda Bakhash, recommended the arrest of Civil Lines DSP Malik Tariq Mehboob, Airport Police SHO Afzal Shah, SI Asmat Mehmood, Police Post In-charge Gulraiz, constable Arshad, constable Ishtiaq and advocate Saimul Haq Satti.
They concluded that the police officers did not respond adequately to Sabira’s complaints that she had been threatened by Taji Khokhar. The two constables had been deputed to protect Sabira just a day before she was murdered.
Advocate Satti was deputed by the civil court to determine whether or not the land was encroached upon by Taji.
According to a report submitted by the team to the Rawalpindi City Police Officer, Satti forced Sabira come out of the car to identify her land on August 17. As she got out, she was badly injured in an ambush. She died later at a hospital.
The Airport police have so far arrested the two police constables and six guards of Taji, who himself is in hiding and has been declared an absconder along with his two sons.
An anti-terrorism court has been carrying out the trial in the murder case and will take up the case on January 5.
Advocate Satti, when contacted, said he had not been interrogated by the investigation team and said he would go to court if warrants for his arrest are issued.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2012.
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