Summary FIA informs SC that the passport was actually issued to Muhammad Ali Khan a resident of Swabi.
ISLAMABAD: FIA has told Supreme Court that Shahrukh Jatoi, prime accused in Shahzaib murder case, fled from the country on a bogus passport, which was without photograph.
The Supreme Court’s three-member bench resumed the hearing of Shahzaib murder case on Monday. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary chaired the bench.
Director Legal FIA, Azam Khan apprised the court that the accused traveled on 27 Dec 2012 to UAE on a photo less bogus passport, which was actually issued to another citizen named Muhammad Ali Khan resident of Swabi, while tickets were issued through Fazal-I-Rabi Travelling Agency. He said that Nawab Ali Jatoi and Khurram also traveled alongwith Shahrukh Jatoi.
FIA Director said that total 139 passengers were travelling from the flight but the data of five persons was not on record.
He said that those officers have been identified who helped Shahrukh to travel on bogus documents. He said that the cases were registered against those who helped him in escaping the country.
The court also sought the CD of the recording of exclusive interview of father of accused Sikandar Jatoi from the private TV channel without wasting any time. The court said in its remarks that Sikandar’s statement was as par with influencing the investigations.
On which CJP asked FIA official that if there are so many lacunas at airports that even every wrongdoer can run away from the country.
“Was the culprit so powerful that he hoodwinked the officials at three checking spots at airport? In such activities big shots are involved but always low paid staff are tangled in such cases”? he asked
Police told the court that Shahrukh was not injured and police doctor Muhammad Ali Barohi also confirmed it.
The court also directed FIA to present challan of the case in the court at an early date with the list of eye witnesses.
Supreme Court has issued the instructions to conduct transparent investigations in Shahzeb murder case and not using revengeful tactics and postponed the hearing till 13 February.
