GUJRAT: Police on Thursday produced yet another suspect in Wazirabad gun attack on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, in the Gujranwala anti-terrorism court for the physical remand along with main suspect Naveed Araen of Sohdra.

Naveed has already been on physical remand since his arrest.

The suspect, Waqas, had been in police custody for the last few weeks in connection with the investigation of the case as main suspect Naveed had bought the pistol used in the attack through his close friend Waqas; however his formal arrest was made by the police on Thursday.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) produced both the suspects before the Gujranwala ATC as physical remand of Naveed was completed.

The court handed over both the suspects on further physical remand of at least 12 days to police and they would be presented in the court on Jan 3, 2023.

Official sources said the police had detained two more suspects including Mudassar and Tayyab who are brothers and residents of the Sohdra area near Wazirabad from where Naveed and Waqas belong.

Mudassar is said to be social media coordinator of the PML-N who had reportedly uploaded a post that something big would happen earlier in the day when the incident occurred on Nov 3; however he had later on deleted it.

Sources said Mudassar had been taken into custody more than a week ago and now his brother Tayyab too was detained by the law-enforcement agencies in connection with the investigation of the case.

Out of total six members of the JIT, only three arrived in Gujranwala and Wazirabad for Thursday’s proceedings as main suspect Naveed was presented in a local court of Wazirabad on completion of judicial remand in the case of possessing illegal weapon. The case had been registered with Wazirabad city police station and his judicial remand was extended until Jan 3.

The crime scene along Wazirabad GT road is still being preserved as well as the container of Imran Khan too is parked at the same location since Nov 3.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2022

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