Hamza murder case: ATC grants police more time

February 6 fixed as date to supply copies of relevant papers in the Hamza Ahmed murder case.

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) fixed February 6 as the date to supply copies of relevant papers to the suspects in the Hamza Ahmed murder case, on Wednesday. The ATC-III will supply copies to the suspects under section 265-C (supply of statements and documents to accused) of the Criminal Procedure Code on the next hearing. Hamza Ahmed, a 17-year-old student, was gunned down allegedly by the security guard of another teenager, Shoaib Naveed, after they got into a heated argument outside a restaurant in Defence Housing Authority on April 27. Meanwhile, Manthar Ali Bhayo, a deputy superintendent of police, appeared before the court and requested for more time to arrest the absconding suspect. The court adjourned the case till February 6.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 23^rd, 2014.