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Woman accused of killing two in Karsaz car crash remanded in police custody


A vehicle lies upside down after an accident near Karsaz in Karachi on August 19, 2024. — PPI
A car lies the other way up after an accident close to Karsaz in Karachi on August 19, 2024. — PPI

KARACHI: The City Court remanded the lady, suspected of killing two individuals in a automotive crash on Karachi’s Karsaz Road, into police custody for at some point on Tuesday.

The particular Justice of the Peace decide has ordered to supply the suspect within the court docket tomorrow (Wednesday) with a correct medical report.

Amir Altaf, the police investigating officer, had requested a seven-day bodily remand of the defendant.

A primary data report (FIR) was filed on Monday towards the feminine driver concerned within the accident that killed at the least two individuals and wounded 5 others on Monday

Police and Rangers had taken the lady driver, recognized within the first data report (FIR) as Natasha, into custody and introduced her to the police station following the mishap and impounded her jeep.

The safety personnel had later taken her to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for a medical check-up as she additionally obtained an harm to her head.

The IO submitted a report concerning the suspect’s non-appearance earlier than the court docket, saying that JPMC hospital psychiatric specialist, Chunni Laal, had admitted the suspect to the hospital after inspecting her situation.

According to the physician the suspect was not in a situation to be allowed for an look earlier than the court docket, mentioned the IO whereas apprising the decide.

“Since the psychological situation of the accused is crucial, she couldn’t, subsequently, be delivered to the court docket as per physician’s instruction,” the investigation officer maintained.

Prior to the listening to, the suspect’s lawyer, Amir Mansoob mentioned his consumer was a psychiatric affected person and had been beneath remedy for her situation for 5 years.

“Such sufferers are saved in isolation ward and they don’t bear in mind something. She took out the car with out [anyone’s] permission,” he mentioned.

The counsel added that the affected person was not in a situation to be produced earlier than the court docket.

On the lawyer’s request for his consumer’s bail, the court docket mentioned it couldn’t grant bail with out the suspect’s look earlier than it.

Moreover, the court docket mentioned that the decide didn’t have the authority to grant bail, as he was on particular magisterial responsibility.

When court docket requested the IO if the lady’s driving license was confiscated, the police official responded within the unfavorable.

The lawyer advised the court docket that his consumer possessed a driving license of the United Kingdom and never Pakistan.

Adjourning the listening to until tomorrow, the court docket inquired how the UK license might be acceptable in Pakistan.

Sureveillance digicam footage

On the opposite hand, Geo News has obtained a CCTV footage of the unlucky incident, whereby the daddy and daughter might be seen commuting on a motorbike. A dashing white luxurious car can also be seen following and hitting the bike within the video.

The lady doesn’t cease the car after crashing into the motorbike and runs away.

Police mentioned investigation was expedited with the assistance of the surveillance digicam footage.

What occurred?

A younger lady and an aged man had been killed when the suspect’s luxurious car crashed into a number of automobiles close to the Pakistan Maritime Museum on Monday.

The deceased and injured had been delivered to the JPMC for medico-legal formalities and remedy, respectively.

Those killed within the accident had been recognized as daughter and father, 26-year-old Aamna Arif and 60-year-old Imran Arif, whereas one of many injured was in crucial situation, mentioned police.

According to legislation enforcement officers, the lady who prompted the accident obtained an harm on her head and her CT scan was performed on the JPMC.

The detained lady is a resident of KDA Scheme-I. She was going by means of the service highway close to Karsaz when, in accordance with her, the automotive obtained uncontrolled and prompted the accident.

Her husband additionally reached the police station after receiving data of the incident.

The case

Police mentioned the case was filed by Imtiaz Arif, brother of the deceased on the Bahadurabad police station. They mentioned expenses of culpable murder and negligence had been included within the FIR.

The complainant mentioned he obtained details about his brother’s accident on cellphone and when he reached the JPMC he discovered his brother and niece lifeless.

He got here to know that Natasha hit his brother’s bike from rear, inflicting the accident. Another motorcyclist Abdul Salam additionally obtained injured.

Imtiaz mentioned his brother and niece died as a result of suspect’s “negligence, freewheeling and dashing”.

Police mentioned because the suspect had a driving licence, subsequently expenses of culpable murder can be utilized to her case. Whereas, they mentioned, expenses of negligence and rash driving had additionally been added to the FIR.

Meanwhile, police have requested the household for the medical historical past of the suspect concerned within the accident.

Blood and urine samples had been taken for medico-legal examination of the suspect, mentioned police surgeon.

According to the lady’s husband, she took medicine for psychological stress.

Police mentioned the accident was being investigated from varied features and so they had been additionally making an attempt to acquire CCTV footage of the incident.

Rescue sources mentioned the daddy and daughter’s our bodies had been saved in Edhi mortuary and their funeral prayer can be provided after Asr prayers.


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