Police told the court that alleged drug lord Pinky led a narcotics gang supplying high-value drugs across the country.
The alleged drug dealer was brought before the court without handcuffs, in violation of official SOPs and security protocols. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A district and sessions court on Wednesday granted three-day remand to the Karachi police against alleged drug baron Anmol alias Pinky in cases related to illegal supply of narcotics and arms.
The court passed a written order on a review plea filed by the investigating officer (IO) against the decision of the judicial magistrate to send Pinky to jail.
As per the written order, on May 12, the Southern Judicial Magistrate had sent the alleged queen to jail on remand.
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However, IO Inspector Sajida today challenged the order of the judicial magistrate in the sessions court and sought remand of the accused for detailed interrogation.
The IO informed the court that Pinky was the leader of a notorious drug gang involved in the organized supply of high-value drugs.
The police officer claimed that the police requested remand of the accused, which was refused by the judicial magistrate, and the accused was instead sent to jail.
Sajida stressed in court that questioning the suspect was necessary to obtain key information about his gang and its operations.
The sessions judge later overturned the judicial magistrate’s decision to send him to jail and approved Pinky’s remand till May 15.
The court also ordered the warden of the women’s prison to hand over the custody of the accused to the IO.
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Further, the judge directed the IO to produce the suspect before the judicial magistrate after the remand is over and copies of the order be forwarded to the senior superintendent of police (investigation) as well as the superintendent of the women’s jail.
The arrest of “Pinky”, a big victory for the police
Sindh Chief Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon termed the arrest a major success for the police.
He said the police deserve credit for the successful operation as the suspect had been on the law enforcement wanted list for a long time.
Memon alleged that Pinky was running an organized drug cartel across Pakistan, pushing young people into a deep abyss.
He stressed that the government had a “zero tolerance policy” towards such mischievous elements and those who showed leniency towards the alleged kingpin had been suspended by the interior minister.
The state minister promised that the provincial government would further intensify its operations against drug traffickers to rid the society of this menace.
