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| Zain murder case: Former minister's son Mustafa Kanju sent on physical remand |
| 2015-04-04 |
| [DAWN] LAHORE: An anti-terrorist court (ATC) on Friday sent Mustafa Kanju, a son of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Siddique Kanju, and four others on an eight-day-long physical remand. He is accused of killing a 16-year-old orphan Zain and injuring one Hussain, 18. Kanju was presented in an ATC today under extremely tight security and unauthorised individuals and lawyers with no connection to the case were prevented from entering court premises. During the hearing, Kanju argued that the fact that he fired shots did not mean they led to Zain's death. He claimed he was innocent and that the police and the victim's relatives were conspiring to trap him in the case. The lawyer of the accused stated that Zain had fallen victim to cross-firing between Mustafa and his 'opponents' ─ who have yet to be identified ─ and that Kanju had no personal enmity with Zain. The ATC handed over Mustafa Kanju, Saadullah, Sadiq Amin, Ikramullah and Muhammad Asif to the police for an eight-day physical remand. Kanju was tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! on Thursday after a case was registered against him under 7-ATA and Section 302 of the Pakistain Penal Code. He was accused of killing Zain, a 16-year-old orphan, and injuring Hussain, 18. |
| Posted by:Fred |