Two accused in mob killing on physical remand

Special court sends two lawyers, accused of killing a marble factory owner, on physical remand for seven days.

GUJRAT: A special court in Gujranwala on Tuesday sent two lawyers, accused of killing a marble factory owner, on physical remand for seven days. The police had requested the court to grant the remand so that they could recover the motorcycle used by the accused. Naeem Sindhu and Nadeem Tahir, the accused lawyers, were presented before the anti-terrorism court after they surrendered before the Civil Lines police station on Monday. The accused lawyers reportedly surrendered themselves to the Gujrat district bar. The bar members convinced the accused to court arrest.

Chaudhary Badar Islam Warraich, the Gujrat bar president, said after the meeting that the bar does not want a confrontation with the Gujrat citizens. He said that they had decided to hand over the accused lawyers to the police so that an impartial inquiry can be held into the incident. He added that the bar will honour the findings of an impartial and a transparent inquiry. The number of people arrested in connection with Tahir’s killing at the hands of a mob, allegedly in presence of police officials, has risen to 11. These include six Gujrat police officials, Naeem Sindhu and Nadeem Tahir and three members of their families.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2010.