Islamabad standoff: ATC indicts Sikandar, his wife, weapon supplier
Sikandar denies all allegations against him.
Muhammad Sikandar, the notorious gunman responsible for the infamous ‘Islamabad standoff’ on August 15 and his wife Kanwal. PHOTO: ZAFAR ASLAM
ISLAMABAD:
An anti-terrorism court indicted Muhammad Sikandar, the notorious gunman responsible for the infamous ‘Islamabad standoff’ on August 15, his wife Kanwal and his weapon supplier, Express News reported on Wednesday.
It was reported that Sikandar denied all allegations against him.
On November 26, Islamabad police had submitted a challan in a court against Sikandar, accusing him of putting lives of innocent people in danger and of using children as human shield. He was also accused of the unlawful use of weapons in the challan.
Around 30 witnesses had recorded statements against Sikandar.
The standoff
On August 15, Sikandar, armed with two sub-machine guns and accompanied with his wife and two children, had driven into the middle of the Constitution Avenue in the evening, where he fired on the police and started a stand off.
Sikandar was finally arrested after six hours but not before receiving bullet wounds from security personnel. He was taken into custody and hospitalised at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
His wife Kanwal was released on bail from the Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) on October 23. Express News correspondent Imran Asghar had reported that Kanwal was originally indicted by the police for assisting her husband in a terrorist act and obstructing the action of law enforcement groups during the incident.
However, Kanwal’s lawyer had contested that she was a victim herself, used by her husband for his own ends. After due proceedings on the case, the Islamabad High Court had approved Kanwal’s bail application at Rs200,000 in surety bonds.
An anti-terrorism court indicted Muhammad Sikandar, the notorious gunman responsible for the infamous ‘Islamabad standoff’ on August 15, his wife Kanwal and his weapon supplier, Express News reported on Wednesday.
It was reported that Sikandar denied all allegations against him.
On November 26, Islamabad police had submitted a challan in a court against Sikandar, accusing him of putting lives of innocent people in danger and of using children as human shield. He was also accused of the unlawful use of weapons in the challan.
Around 30 witnesses had recorded statements against Sikandar.
The standoff
On August 15, Sikandar, armed with two sub-machine guns and accompanied with his wife and two children, had driven into the middle of the Constitution Avenue in the evening, where he fired on the police and started a stand off.
Sikandar was finally arrested after six hours but not before receiving bullet wounds from security personnel. He was taken into custody and hospitalised at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
His wife Kanwal was released on bail from the Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) on October 23. Express News correspondent Imran Asghar had reported that Kanwal was originally indicted by the police for assisting her husband in a terrorist act and obstructing the action of law enforcement groups during the incident.
However, Kanwal’s lawyer had contested that she was a victim herself, used by her husband for his own ends. After due proceedings on the case, the Islamabad High Court had approved Kanwal’s bail application at Rs200,000 in surety bonds.