File photo of Shahrukh Jatoi. PHOTO: FILE
On Saturday, an additional district and sessions judge, West, Abdullah Channa allowed an investigation officer of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) anti-human trafficking circle to interrogate Shahrukh for one day. The new case against him has been registered under the Passport Act 1974.
According to inspector Saeed Ahmed Memon, the anti-human trafficking circle of the FIA had booked Shahrukh in FIR 26/2013 under sections 419, 429 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code read with sections 3, 4 and 6(1) of the Passport Act 1974.
The suspect will be formally arrested in this case and interrogated to complete the investigations, he said. Therefore, he may be allowed to visit the juvenile prison, where he is being kept, to complete such legal formalities, he explained.
On January 30, the anti-terrorism court, which had remanded the suspect into judicial custody, had also allowed Memon to formally arrest Shahrukh in the new case.
According to the prosecution, Shahrukh had entered Dubai on December 27, 2012, as per the Dubai Immigration entry stamp affixed at his passport (AC-5304552). However, no stamp of Pakistan immigration of the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, was found on the passport, which confirms that the accused left the country fraudulently through deceitful means with the help of some officials, including FIA immigration staff working at the airport. Shahrukh did not receive proper clearance from immigration, stated the FIR.
Moreover, the passengers manifest of flight number EK-605, which left Karachi at 5:40am on December 27, 2012, did not confirm Shahrukh’s name as one of the passengers. The FIR further said that Shahrukh must have travelled to Dubai on someone else’s boarding pass.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 4th, 2013.
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@Khalid:
One more thing. Whenever I board a plan then right at the boarding gate they see the passport and boarding pass and compare both against each other. If Jataoi boy was able to board even after this check, it means that someone from the airport security team plus Emirates staff (responsible for boarding the plan) or airport services company was also involved in facilitating him.
@jo: May God bless those who pursue peaceful coexistence and crush those who build their castles on the debris of others..!
Vipers are by born venomous irrespective of minor or major. The heinous crime Mr. Jatoi committed and the law mocking way he opted to flee the country is self explanatory that how much "harmless and innocent" is this "minor". Think for a moment that the arrogant "minors" like him are marching on the city streets, with naked weapons and a license to kill in their hands, then what would be the fate of this already hunger, poverty, anarchy and terrorism stricken country...!
I am so happy! Thank you CJ & ET. News made my day. I wish this monster is given the worst ever sentence so as future generations of Jatois will remember. I am delighted!
Can someone give information about this guy and his family? What is the role of his father? If this case happened in USA, the judge could order him to be tried as adult. The people who helped him to run away from Pakistan should be tried and sent to jail for solitary confinement for rest of their life and their assets frozen and taken by the state. Confiscate the assets of this family and destroy them financially . These people behave like this because of money so take away all these assets from them.
Civil society, electronic and social media must continue to put pressure till justice is served. As far as I know Shahzaib's family has refused blood money and if that's true, then all credit to them. One Shahrukh to the gallows will save many Shazaib's of the future!
Money talks..................lets hope our judicial system does not fail, at least this time.
One would simply asks, Why is he only treated well? well there is nothing wrong with his attire & treatment. Prompt wise judgment above all. We demand justice for Shahzeb Khan ASAP. This is an examplary case. Rich vs Poor. corrupt vs innocent.
@ halee.
bingo !!
What a lovely dress. Neat hair cut......and a cool expression !!.
With all the checks and double checks, there are always loopholes in security. I myself has evidense of a similar situation here in the middle east. Airport security staff issues gate-pass to some VIPs, which enables them to have free access to reach right upto the aircraft. This might have been the case here. This guy getting thruogh with VIP gate-pass, and some of his accoplice going through proper check-in and immigration, untill they meet in the passengers' lounge and exchange boarding card with VIP gate-pass.
Khalid and Halee: I couldn't agree more!!
outcome of this case should be such that in the future no wadera or any big name has the courage to kill in atleast such a jungle ka kanoon way .
picture speaks louder then words. it tells loud and clear that what is going on behind the scenes.if the social media is not vigilant then thethings would definitely be settled.
Nothing would happen to him. The courts, FIA and police will all come up with an aleby and let him go after all President want his dad's vote who is a landlord and can force his land dwellers to vote for him or get avicted, the beautiful democratic system of Pakistan.
But He's a minor yaaaaar...!
by the look of it he has been treated five star so far... nicely shaved and looking fresh...Looks like a barber was arranged for the hair cut and shave before this hearing... Paisa Bolta hai
@Shahryar Ahmed: You are right. It is bleak for your children. But the middle class lacks spine to come out on the streets and try to muscle their way into power to force the corrupt to flee. Hence we all will continue to suffer in silence, until the mob takes over.
It is now time that these people should start paying for their actions. People like Sharukh & his father, this country is becoming unliveable for decent, law abiding citizens.
They raom around the city in their SUVs with fleets of guards armed to their teeth & scare tax paying people of this city & country. They think & act as they are above the law & our political leaders (Democracy in Pakistan) give them this freedom & impunity. Now is the time for all of us to rise up against this mindset & take back our city & country. If we fail now, then the future is very bleak for our children.
Justice is a game.
Looks like he's being taken real good care of in federal custody. Freshly pressed clothes and looking sharp. I'm pretty sure the photo isn't one of where he was nabbed in Dubai - waiting in pristine attire to be arrested. Looks like he's on his way or back from a hearing. Can't help but wonder if they render the same makeovers to all their prisoners?
Very well said Khalid.
Anyone who has gone through the FIA counters at Pakistan airports know that we have to go through passport control and then there is a person sitting next who goes through your passport to see that exit stamp has been stamped or not (almost everywhere in the world there is only one person to stamp the passport). Yet despite this double check, people like Jatoi go through it.
So the lesson is that it does not matter how many people you depute to institute double or triple checks, as it does nothing but make the life of honest people miserable while the crooks will go through all the checks with the help of crooks inside FIA. Hence, FIA should look at the integrity of their staff instead of making life of passengers miserable by making them feel as they are thieves.
God bless Israel