Youhanabad riot: Plea for cancellation of bail dismissed

Petition by Hameed Masih for cancellation of bail granted rejected

Petition by Hameed Masih for cancellation of bail granted rejected. STOCK IMAGE

LAHORE:


Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of a bail granted to Maryam Safdar, being tried for killing two people in a hit-and-run accident.



Petitioner Hameed Masih, the complainant in the FIR filed against Safdar, submitted that families of the deceased were hurt by a lower court’s decision to grant her a bail on April 18 against a surety bond of Rs100,000.

He requested that the court that the bail be dismissed.

The FIR registered in the incident stated that the accident had taken place during a violent riot on Ferozepur Road following suicide attacks at two Yohanabad churches in March. Safdar was driving away from the rioters when she ran over a group of protesters, killing two and injuring several others.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2015.
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