HYDERABAD: Police on Saturday submitted charge sheet against
three suspects in Tania Khaskheli murder case to antiterrorism court
(ATC), which fixed hearing of the case on Jan 13.
In the
previous hearing on Dec 4, the ATC judge had given last chance to the
suspects Ali alias Aali Nohani and Khan Mohammad alias Khano Nohani to
engage a counsel. Otherwise, they would be declared paupers and counsel
would be engaged for them on state expense, said the judge.
The third suspect, Maula Bux Nohani, had already obtained services of a counsel while all three suspects had denied the charges.
They
were arrested by Sehwan police on charges of involvement in the murder
of Tania Khaskheli who was allegedly gunned down by Khan Mohammad on
Sept 7 for refusing to marry him.
Police had first
arrested Maula Bux and Khan Mohammad and then laid hands on Ali alias
Aali. Siraj Lashari, the investigating officer, had put the name of
Maula Bux in column-2 of the final challan which meant that police had
insufficient evidence against him.
Police contended the
charge sheet against Maula Bux and Khan Mohammad was submitted on the
ground that both were identified by eyewitnesses Sajjad, Javed and Abdul
Qadir Khaskheli during identification parade before civil judge and
judicial magistrate-I of Sehwan.
Police had registered
the murder case on a complaint lodged by Abdul Qadir Khaskheli, Tania’s
father, under various sections of Pakistan Penal Code. Later on, police
also added Sections 6/7 of ATA to the FIR.
IGP Sindh had
directed Dr Aftab Pathan, additional IGP, to probe the case on the
directives of Sindh High Court and he formed a team headed by Siraj
Lashari to investigate the case.
