Murders Unsolved: Investigation ongoing into bodies recovered in sacks

“Catch all those behind the extrajudicial and inhuman killing. We will support you,” says CJ Khan.

PESHAWAR:

Officials from the crime investigation branch of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police informed Peshawar High Court (PHC) that they had discovered clues related to two dead bodies recovered from gunny bags have been traced, whereas others are being investigated.

A PHC division bench comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Irshad Qaisar was informed by officials of the crime branch that a joint investigation team was in contact with the concerned district police officials to solve the murders.

The bench stated that the team should continue to investigate extrajudicial killings, irrespective of who the perpetrators were. “Catch all those behind the extrajudicial and inhuman killing. We will support you,” CJ Khan assured the team adding that the team should use their intelligence sources to hunt down the murderers.

The bench later adjourned the hearing for February 20.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 16^th, 2013.