Sahiwal incident: Forensic agency tells home dept to provide all evidence till Monday
The agency said that the report cannot be filed on the basis of just bullet shells.
SAHIWAL (Dunya News) – Punjab Forensic Science Agency on Saturday has told home department to provide all the evidence regarding Sahiwal firing incident till Monday.
The agency said that the report cannot be filed on the basis of just bullet shells and riffle is also required for the investigation purpose.
It is to be mentioned here that incomplete evidences were sent to Punjab Forensic Science Agency since the gun in firing was missing from substantiation.
On the other hand, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has recorded the statements of another two eye witnesses, identified as Tayyab and Mahabat Khan, at police rest house.
Meanwhile, detained accused of Sahiwal, Sub-Inspector Safdar Hussain, Muhammad Ramzan, Hussnain Akbar, Ahsan Khan, and Saifullah could not be produced in the Anti-terrorism court (ATC) as they are in the custody of Counter terrorism department (CTD) but will be produced after taking into JIT s custody , Said JIT member Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Falak Shair.
A day after receiving report on Sahiwal tragedy from the Punjab government, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday summoned Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to Islamabad to be briefed on the Sahiwal tragedy and the investigations in the case.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja said the initial JIT report found no terror links of late Khalil family, and held the Counter Terrorism Department officials responsible for their killing in Sahiwal tragic incident.
The Minister said provincial government has relinquished Additional Inspector General CTD Operations (Punjab) and DIG CTD from their post, and told them to report to the federal government. He said that the SSP CTD and DSP CTD of Lahore region have been suspended.
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Law Minister said that JIT chief Ejaz Shah had asked further time from the government to investigate the background of Zeeshan, who was also killed with the members of the Khalil family.
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari had informed the National Assembly that FIR was registered against 16 people, responsible for Sahiwal incident, under Anti-Terrorism Act.
The minister said that 10 out of 16 accused were in uniform.
