A sessions court in Karachi on Monday rejected the bail applications of two co-accused, Zeeshan and Sohail, who are alleged to have facilitated the prime suspect, Anmol alias Pinki, in a drug-related case registered at Garden Police Station, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
During the hearing, defence counsel Rehman Ghani Khattak argued that the names of the petitioners were not included in the original first information report (FIR) and that they were implicated later during the course of the investigation.
Opposing the bail pleas, Deputy District Public Prosecutor (DDPP) Arif Setai told the court that the alleged involvement of the co-accused emerged through forensic examination and analysis of the mobile phone records of the main accused, Anmol alias Pinki.
The prosecutor further argued that suspicious financial transactions had been detected in the bank accounts of both accused. According to the investigation, funds were allegedly transferred from their accounts to the main accused and other alleged accomplices.
In its order, the court observed that the available material, including bank records and digital evidence collected during the investigation, was prima facie linked to the accused.
The court noted that aiding or abetting the manufacture of narcotics is a serious offence under the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) Act. It further observed that the investigation material suggested that the petitioners had acted as assistants to the main accused, Anmol alias Pinki, and another alleged accomplice, Humaira.
The court also noted that an interim challan had already been submitted and held that, at this stage of the proceedings, the accused were not entitled to bail.
Consequently, the court rejected the bail applications of both co-accused.
Police have registered the case at Garden Police Station, and investigations are continuing.