Suspect Killers of three Shia lawyers remanded for two weeks

Various anti-terrorism courts on Friday remanded three suspects of killing of three Shia lawyers in police custody for two weeks. The Shia lawyers — Badar Munir Jafri, his son Gohar Shakil Jafri and nephew Kafil Ahmed Jafri — were killed and their associate Babar Ali Jafri was injured in an attack on Jan 25 on Maulana Din Mohammad Wafai Road. Four men were reportedly involved in the attack.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, the members of banned terrorists outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Mohammad Taufeeq Ansari, Salahuddin Israel and Maulana Mohammad Rashid were arrested by the Anti-Extremist Unit of the CID after a shoot-out in the Mauripur area on Thursday.
According to the police, the suspects were affiliated with the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and involved in several sectarian killings, including the brutal murder of three Shia lawyers in the Arambagh area on January 25. The CID police recovered three Kalashnikovs, pistols, hand grenades and live rounds from their possession.
The suspects were produced before two ATC presiding officers for obtaining their remand in police encounter, attempt to murder, possession of explosive substance and illegal weapon cases amidst tight security.
Remanding the suspects in police custody for two weeks, the ATC judges directed the investigation officers to produce them on the next date of hearing. Police sources said that remand in connection with the sectarian killing cases would be obtained after showing their formal arrest in such cases by the concerned police stations.