Taxi driver killing by Rangers regrettable: CJP
A three-member bench of the apex court heard the case on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the suo moto case of the killing of a taxi driver by a Rangers man in Karachi, remarked that it is a remorseful incident.
CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry noticed the incident following the note by the Supreme Court Registrar, and a three-member bench comprising of the Chief Justice, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed is hearing the case today.
During the hearing, the CJ remarked that Sarfaraz Shah incident was of the similar nature when Rangers men recklessly shot the youth and left him to die.
The Attorney General told the bench that Director General of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Major General Rizwan Akhtar will arrive at the court shortly, therefore, the hearing was deferred for a short interval.
The DG Rangers (Sindh) also took notice of the incident and suspended the Company Commander, while giving orders for strict action against the culprit involved.
Taxi driver Murad Ali was shot by the Rangers man Ghulam Rasool on Tuesday in Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi when he did not stop his vehicle after being signaled to do so by the security personnel.
A local court in Karachi sent the Rangers soldier involved in killing of the taxi driver on physical remand till July 22.
Police produced the accused before the judicial magistrate and sought 10-day remand. However, the judge remanded the accused in police custody till July 22.
