Shahzeb Khan murder case: Shahrukh seeks dismissal of illegal arms case against him. PHOTO: FILE
On June 7, an anti-terrorism court had sentenced Jatoi to death for the murder. In addition, he was also awarded a three-year-jail term for the possession of an illicit weapon. Co-accused Nawab Siraj Talpur was also sentenced to death, while Nawab Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were handed life imprisonment with further directions to pay Rs 500,000 each to the victim's family.
Jatoi, who is currently serving sentences in prison, filed an application, seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against him under Section 13-E of the Arms Ordinance 1965. He claimed that the prosecution had claimed to have recovered a 9mm pistol with four live rounds from his possession, but the evidence was later tempered with by the investigation officer.
On Tuesday, his lawyer, Syed Shafquat Shah Masoomi, sent a request to the court, seeking adjournment of the hearing claiming he was unwell to proceed with the matter that day. Allowing his request, the SC bench, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, adjourned the hearing till October 24.
COMMENTS (6)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
Next thing you'll know he'll be wanting an award.
The grounds for dismissal appear weak ........... lets hope the judiciary hold firm.
Death to Shahrukh Jatoi
@Shahzeb Khan: He is an innocent person who wrongly killed you. Just see his body language. As a next step of remorse, he will soon be appt MPA
Death to Shahrukh Jatoi
Even if the weapon used in killing Shazeb Khan may have been legal, but the killing of Shazeb Khan by Shahrukh Jatoi and his accomplices were not only illegal but also inhuman.
It is for the first time that a heavy weight wealthy champion has been arrested and that due to the interference of Supreme Court of Pakistan, otherwise, Shazeb Khan murder case would have been hushed up by the Police after taking heavy bribe from Shahruk Jatoi's father, despite the fact the Shahzeb Khan's father is serving as DSP in Sindh Police Department.
It is a common talk of the town that if some wants to kill any person, he should go and meet the SHO of the area, heavily grease the palms of the area SHO, kill the person, and the rest will be handled by the SHO himself and the murderer will be roaming free on the streets and without any fear of being arrested.
Had Supreme Court not interfered in Shahzeb Khan's muder case, today Shahruk Jatoi and his accomplices would have been roaming free on the streets of Karachi.