LHC Rawalpindi bench suspends Rana Sanaullah's arrest warrants

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench has suspended arrest warrants of Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and restrained the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) from taking any action against him.

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This came after repeated efforts by the ACE Punjab to arrest Rana Sanaullah following the issuance of his arrest warrants by a Rawalpindi Court in a bribery case.

Earlier on Oct 11, the lawyers’ wing of Pakistan Muslim League (N) had approached the court of Senior Civil Judge, with a plea to withdraw arrest warrants issued against Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.

Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan of the LHC Rawalpindi bench, giving the restraining orders today, also issued notices to the investigation team and summon records. The LHC Rawalpindi bench adjourned the proceedings until Monday October 17.

Case Background: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has been charged with taking two plots in Bismillah Farm Housing society Kalar Kahar as a bribe at a much lower price than the planned rate from the owner of the scheme Ikhlaq Ahmed for registering his illegal society.

Rana Sanaullah along with his wife had attended the inauguration ceremony as the Minister of Law, and both the plots were given to his wife free of any cost and the registry was shown to be as sold.

According to the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), “the administration of housing colonies established at Kalar Kahar neither got any NoC from the departments concerned nor obtained approval of the map of colonies from the Chakwal District Council. For establishing new colonies, the developers illegally cut the trees and damaged greenery and create environment pollution in the area.”