KARACHI: Naqeebullah murder case has entered into its final phase as the former SSP Malir Rao Anwar appeared before the court.
On March 25 – 2020, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) had indicted former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar and others in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.
Anwar is accused of being involved in the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud and three others in a staged police encounter in Karachi.
Mehsud was killed on January 13, 2018, in Karachi during a fake encounter allegedly staged by Rao Anwar, the senior superintendent of police of Karachi’s Malir district.
During today’s hearing, key evidence including records of geo-fencing and CDR record were presented to the ATC. The lawyer apprised the ATC judge that the evidence proved the presence of former senior superintendent police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar at the crime scene.
“Qasim, Hazrat Ali, Sharub Khan, Humayun, and all four of them have already recorded their statements.” The defense lawyer said.
Rao Anwar’s lawyer said that Qasim and Hazrat Ali Samit Naqibullah were abducted from Agha Shir Hotel, according to the prosecution, on January 4.
“However, the eye of the witness Humayun says that this action took place on January 3.”
Later, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) adjourned the hearing of the Naqeebullah murder case.
