KARACHI, Feb 3: Three suspects, said to be associated with the proscribed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, were on Friday remanded in police custody in 10 cases pertaining to encounter with police, possessing illicit weapons and explosives.

The CID police produced the three suspects – Tauseef Ansari, Salahuddin Israel and Maulana Muhammad Rashid – before two anti-terrorism courts to get their remand in the 10 cases.

Judge Khalida Yasin of the ATC-II remanded the suspects in CID police custody in eight cases for 14 days.

Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso of the ATC-I also remanded the suspects in police custody till Feb 13 in two other cases.

The investigation officers of the cases informed the courts that the CID arrested the suspects in the Mauripur area on Thursday after an encounter and found illicit weapons in their possession.

They said that the suspects also led the police to a couple of places where they kept arms and explosives.

They also alleged that the suspects disclosed their involvement in targeted killings.

Ten cases (FIR Nos 80/2012 to 89/2012) were registered against them under Sections 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 324 (attempted murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, Sections 13-D and 13-E of the Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 and Sections 4/5 of the Explosive Substance Act at the CID police station.

Although the CID police had claimed during a press conference on Thursday that the suspects were also involved in the targeted killing of three lawyers late last month, they did not obtain their remand in the case on Friday.

Two jailed for three years

A sessions court on Friday sentenced two men to three years in prison in a robbery case.

Toheed Ahmed Siddiqui and Tariq Sheikh were found guilty of snatching a motorcycle from complainant Mohammad Hammad within the remit of the Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan police station in September last year.

Additional District and Sessions Judge (central) Mohammad Azeem pronounced his verdict after hearing arguments from both sides.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs10,000 each and in case of non- payment they would have to undergo an additional three-month imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, on Sept 18, 2011 the accused snatched the motorcycle from the complainant at gunpoint.

The police arrested the accused on Sept 26 and recovered the bike.

A case (FIR 432/11) was registered under Sections 392 (punishment for robbery) and 34 of the PPC at the Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan police station.