KARACHI: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) fixed June 28 for framing charges against Rangers men in extrajudicial killing of a youth, Geo News reported. The court also provided counsels to four of seven accused on state expense.
Judge ATC-I, Karachi, Thursday granted time till today as last chance to accused personnel of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, to engage defense counsel in case pertaining to shooting to death of unarmed youth at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park in Karachi.
The court was told today that Sepoy Mohammad Tariq, Lance Naik Liaquat Ali, Shahid Zafar and Mohammad Afzal have not arranged counsels.
Defence counsels of Sub-Inspector Bahaur Rehman and Manthar Ali, M.R. Syed and Naimat Ali pleaded the court to adjourn the hearing for seven days.
Later, the court appointed a judge for the Rangers men and adjourned the hearing.
A case (FIR 227/2011) US 302 & 34PPC against accused and then incorporated Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 in FIR was lodged at Boat Basin police station, on complaint of victim's brother.
According to the charge-sheet, 22-year-old Sarfraz Shah was shot at and then left to die allegedly by Rangers personnel. Rangers initially claimed youth was armed & killed in encounter.
Judge ATC-I, Karachi, Thursday granted time till today as last chance to accused personnel of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, to engage defense counsel in case pertaining to shooting to death of unarmed youth at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park in Karachi.
The court was told today that Sepoy Mohammad Tariq, Lance Naik Liaquat Ali, Shahid Zafar and Mohammad Afzal have not arranged counsels.
Defence counsels of Sub-Inspector Bahaur Rehman and Manthar Ali, M.R. Syed and Naimat Ali pleaded the court to adjourn the hearing for seven days.
Later, the court appointed a judge for the Rangers men and adjourned the hearing.
A case (FIR 227/2011) US 302 & 34PPC against accused and then incorporated Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 in FIR was lodged at Boat Basin police station, on complaint of victim's brother.
According to the charge-sheet, 22-year-old Sarfraz Shah was shot at and then left to die allegedly by Rangers personnel. Rangers initially claimed youth was armed & killed in encounter.
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