Judge threatening case: FIR does not attract anti-terror law says prosecutor
The police alleged that Siddiqui had pointed a gun and hurled threats of dire consequences to the sessions judge
KARACHI:
The police were told on Saturday to approach the sessions court to issue search warrants for the arrest of a special branch inspector, who had allegedly threatened a sessions' judge in open court.
On Saturday, the IO filed an application with the special prosecutor's office demanding a search warrant as he fears the suspect has gone into hiding somewhere in his native town of Hyderabad.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2014.
The police were told on Saturday to approach the sessions court to issue search warrants for the arrest of a special branch inspector, who had allegedly threatened a sessions' judge in open court.
Abdul Maroof, the special public prosecutor at the anti-terrorism court-III, told this to inspector Ejaz Mughal, who is investigating the case.
The City Courts police had booked Inspector Manzoor Siddiqui of the Crime Branch-II Karachi in FIR No. 84/2014 under Sections 506-B and 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code read with the Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. The police alleged that Siddiqui had pointed a gun and hurled threats of dire consequences to the sessions judge, Aslam Chandio, during a hearing on July 4.
On Saturday, the IO filed an application with the special prosecutor's office demanding a search warrant as he fears the suspect has gone into hiding somewhere in his native town of Hyderabad.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2014.