KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday indicted three key suspects, who were involved in the assassination of former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmaker Ali Raza Abidi.
According to details, the three men were produced in court and charged with the former MQM-P MNA’s murder. The suspects refused to plead guilty to the crime to which the court postponed the hearing of the case till November 30 when witnesses will be called to testify.
The court has declared four suspects in the case, namely Hasnain, Bilal, Ghulam Mustafa aka ‘Kaali Chiran’ and Faizan as absconders. The court has issued permanent arrest warrants for these suspects.
It is pertinent to mention here that the former member of the National Assembly (MNA) was shot dead on December 25, last year outside his house in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi.
According to the sources, a key progress development came in the murder case of Ali Raza Abdi. The law enforcement agencies arrested the accused on the identification of an earlier suspect in custody of the police.
The sources also said that five members of an 11-member gang that was directly involved in Abidi’s killing were arrested from Lyari. The rounded up accused have made a startling revelation in the interrogation.
The gang killed the MQM’s former lawmaker on the political grounds by taking a wage, the sources added. Furthermore, eight members of the gang were tasked to trace Ali Raza Abidi, whereas a trained rider along with the shooter was hired to assassinate him.
The sources further said that two main accused of the case have fled to Iran, while further investigation from the held accused in the case was underway.
