PTI leader Gandapur arrested in police assault case
Key takeaways
- Additional Sessions Judge Khalid Mansoor heard the case on Thursday.
- Police said the case was registered last month at Cantt Police Station on the complaint of Traffic Ticketing Officer Abdul Jabbar.
- Police claim that when the official continued with legal action, Gandapur arrived at the scene in a white pickup with four to five unidentified men.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 2: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) local leader Adnan Gandapur was taken into custody and shifted to Cantt Police Station after his interim pre-arrest bail was rejected in a case involving alleged assault on a police official and interference in official duties, ARY News reported.
Additional Sessions Judge Khalid Mansoor heard the case on Thursday. After the proceedings, he turned down Gandapur’s pre-arrest bail plea and issued orders for his arrest.
Police said the case was registered last month at Cantt Police Station on the complaint of Traffic Ticketing Officer Abdul Jabbar. According to the FIR, the traffic official had stopped a motorcycle for an alleged traffic violation. Gandapur reportedly tried to intervene over the phone.