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| 21 suspected arsonists on judicial remand |
| 2013-03-13 |
| [Dawn] As many as 21 suspected arsonists were remanded in judicial custody on Monday. Police obtained four-day physical remand of 14 others. Police teams took 23 more suspects into custody in ongoing raids against arsonists. As many as 35 jugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! suspects were produced in Anti-Terrorism Court by the police with request for 10-day physical remand. However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... the judge after hearing arguments from both parties handed over 14 suspects to police on physical remand. They were Amjad, Irfan, Latif, Afzal, Imran, Riaz, Khalil, Muhammad Imran, Nadeem, Imran Butt, Saleem, and Rashid Ahmad. While 21 others had been sent to jail for identification parade. INVESTIGATION: Police investigation into the arson attack continued on different lines. Senior coppers apparently avoided news hounds to share pace of investigation as no officer neither responded to calls nor replied to text messages. A police source claimed that the officers remained busy in meetings to speed up efforts to arrest the remaining accused after chief minister's pressure. He said the suo motu ...a legal term, from the Latin. Roughly translated it means I saw what you did, you bastard... notice had also upset the government and the police authorities. The source said all sections of life had openly blamed the police for non-professional handling of the situation, adding that coppers were under immense pressure. Compensation: District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal on Monday distributed compensation cheques among those whose houses were completely or partially damaged in Badami Bagh arson attack. He asked the residents to get their bank accounts opened through the help desk officials in order to receive compensation. Talking to residents during a visit to the locality, he said the CDGL had established a help desk here to facilitate the affected people. Mengal inspected the construction work along with Senator Kamran Michel at Joseph Colony. He directed the officials to accomplish the task at the earliest. Reviewing arrangements for the affectees in different camps, he asked the officials concerned to remain active in the entire process of rehabilitation of the affected people. "We will not tolerate any sort of negligence on the part of any official." He directed the works and services department to reconstruct and repair houses with quality material. |
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