LAHORE: The investigators from different institutions on Friday claimed to have finalised report of probe into five key cases registered under terrorism charges in connection with violent events of May 9 and forwarded to the high authorities.
Police said that the investigative institutions prepared the report after a thorough probe into five key cases related to May 9 riots lodged at the Sarwar Road police station under the terrorism section and forwarded it to the higher authorities.
According to the report, an inspector-ranked officer is carrying out investigation into the terrorism cases related to the killing of two persons and injuring 64 police officials.
It stated that 430 suspects were arrested in the five terrorism cases, whereas, 49 persons were nominated and 51 were arrested with the help of the footage. The arrests of 330 unidentified persons were carried out in the terrorism case.
The report stated that 74 accused were discharged after the identification parade. It added that 27 cases had also been lodged at the Cantt Division under different sections and an investigation is underway.
On Thursday, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore issued non-bailable arrest warrants of 22 central leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in May 9 riots case.
Police pleaded with the ATC to issue non-bailable arrest warrants for the 22 PTI leaders in violent events of May 9. The plea was accepted and arrest warrants were issued by the anti-terrorism court during the hearing yesterday.
The nominated PTI leaders in the May 9 riots case include Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed, Azam Swati, Ali Amin Gandapur, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Hassaan Niazi, Zubair Niazi, Imtiaz Sheikh, Andleeb Abbas, Karamat Khokhar, Ghulam Abbas, Ali Abbas, Uzma Bibi and Haleema Bibi.
Police stated in the plea that the accused were allegedly involved in vandalism, arson on May 9. It added that police tried to arrest them but they are still hiding. Police sought the issuance of their non-bailable arrest warrants.
