Naqeeb encounter case: Rao Anwar's name put on Exit Control List
Rao Anwar was deplaned from Dubai-bound flight EK-615 at Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Suspended Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar was barred of leaving the country on Tuesday as his name was put on Exit Control List (ECL) on order of the apex court.
The verdict came after Malir SSP attempted to flee the country at Benazir International Airport amidst an inquiry over Naqeeb Mehsud case.
“Rao Anwar is not appearing before the JIT and is also trying to travel abroad. We are summoning him while issuing a notice,” remarked the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).
The Supreme Court (SC) also ordered the JIT probing the extrajudicial murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud to appear before it on next hearing.
The CJP also directed Sindh Inspector General (IG) to attend the hearing in personal capacity. The court has fixed the date for hearing of suo-moto notice in Karachi Registry tomorrow.
Suspended official attempts to flee
Rao Anwar was deplaned from Dubai-bound flight EK-615 at Benazir Bhutto International Airport after he tried to flee the country.
He was stopped by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials at the immigration counter and was told that he cannot be allowed to depart due to the ongoing investigation against him.
However; no arrest was made and Anwar was allowed to walk free. Rao denies that he was trying to leave the country saying that all such news on the media is false.
Union member Sultan taken into custody
Law enforcement agencies took a Gulshan View union member named Sultan under custody after raiding Abul Hassan Isphani Road area for the investigation of alleged staged encounter of Naqeeb Mehsud.
Sources told that Sultan was in contact with Faisal, the person involved in Naqeeb’s arrest.
Only two of the four persons killed in encounter have been identified while the other two remain unknown.
Police sources claimed that one of these two is Nazar Muhammad who was the security guard of terrorist commander Hakeemullah Mehsud. However, the bodies of death have not been identified yet.
