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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police raided imprisoned PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s room in Parliament Lodges late Monday.
Shahbaz Gill’s room at Parliament Lodges was raided by police contingents today. Gill was also brought to the Parliament Lodges amid tight security measures.
According to details, the raid was carried out under the supervision of a senior superintendent of police (SSP) and Gill accompanied them there with police officials in handcuffs.
A weapons, a mobile phone, and USBs have also been recovered from the room, however, Gill refused to take ownership of the weapon.
Gill said that the condition of his room was changed when he was brought back to the Parliament Lodges. He expressed suspicion that someone else had placed the pistol in his room after his arrest.
Police said Gill’s belongings had already been shifted to the Parliament lodges. Police also said a case of the pistol recovered from Gill’s Parliament Lodges room is being registered at the Secretariat police station.
Replying to the questions of alleged sexual abuse during custody, Gill confirmed PTI chief Imran Khan’s claims regarding being sexually assaulted in police custody.
“Yes, I was sexually abused,” said Gill in response to the question.
Earlier in the day, an Islamabad court handed PTI leader Shahbaz Gill to Islamabad police for two-day physical remand after he was shifted from PIMS.
A report prepared by the Adiala prison’s officials was presented before the court, confirming torture marks on Gill’s body when he was handed over to them by Islamabad police.
The court after listening to the arguments reserved its verdict and later directed the police to present Gill before the court on August 24.
