Karachi court reserves verdict on police request for Anmol alias Pinky's physical remand in murder case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday reserved its verdict on a police request seeking the physical remand of alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky in connection with a murder case. Anmol was arrested last week from her apartment in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics and an unlicenced weapon. She was already booked in multiple criminal cases prior to her arrest, taking the number of cases active against her to at least 15. On Monday, on the completion of her two-day physical remand in the murder case, Anmol was presented before a South judicial magistrate at the Judicial Complex inside Central Prison Karachi. It may be mentioned that the alleged drug peddler is already on physical remand in a separate narcotics case till May 22, while her judicial remand in 13 other cases extends till May 30. Earlier in the day, the magistrate had accepted Investigation Officer (IO) Rashid Nazeer’s request to conduct the hearing at the Judicial Complex. Subsequently, she was presented before the magistrate, where Anmol reiterated her claims of being subjected to torture and maltreatment while in police custody. Public prosecutor Shakeel Abbasi argued on behalf of the state, while Advocate Liaquat Gabol appeared as Anmol’s counsel in the case. The police sought a nine-day extension in Anmol’s physical remand, while the defence counsel opposed the request. After hearing both sides, the magistrate reserved his decision, which is expected to be announced later today. As the hearing began, some police personnel reportedly attempted to prevent mediapersons from covering the hearing, allegedly threatening legal action against them if they did so. The judge asked why Anmol’s medical examination had not been carried out, as ordered on Saturday, to which the IO replied that there was evidence against her. On the IO mentioning that authorities had her voice recordings showing her involvement, Anmol claimed they were AI-generated. More to follow