Rao Anwar’s bail has been approved against Rs 10 lac
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 10th July, 2018) The key accused in Naqeebullah murder case, former SSP Rao Anwar, has been granted a bail on Tuesday.
According to details, the bail of former Malir SSP Rao Anwar has been approved against Rs 10 lac.
The court had ordered Rao Anwar to submit Rs 10 lac in fine.
Anwar and his subordinates are under trial over the extrajudicial killing of a 27-year-old shopkeeper and aspiring model, Naqeebullah Mehsud, and three others in a fake encounter.
Former SSP Malir Rao Anwar had on May 12 moved an application in the ATC seeking a bail in the case pertaining to the alleged abduction and extrajudicial murder of South Waziristan youngster Naqeebullah Mehsud.
Earlier, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) had approved Rao Anwar's plea seeking B-class facilities in prison.
Anwar along with 10 of his subordinates and 15 other absconders were arrested on charges of abducting Naqeebullah for ransom and later killing him along with three other detainees in a fake encounter on Jan 13 on the outskirts of Karachi.
The Supreme Court had taken notice of the death of Naqeebullah Mehsud after the incident caused widespread outrage on social media and protests by political and religious parties.
The former SSP surrendered to the apex court on March 21 and subsequently was brought to Karachi to stand trial in the murder case. On January 13, Rao Anwar had claimed to have shot dead four members of the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an encounter near Shah Latif Town in Karachi. Family members of one of the killed terror suspects, Naqeebullah Mehsud, alleged that he was killed in a fake encounter, triggering widespread public outrage.
Afterwards, a three-member inquiry committee, tasked to look into the allegations, termed the encounter a staged one and recommended action against Anwar and his team.
