CJP summons MNA for 'barring police from arresting land grabber'

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday summoned MNA Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar for allegedly barring Lahore police from arresting a land grabber, Mansha Bomb. 

The chief justice, who was heading a two-judge bench of the apex court at the Lahore registry, directed the police to immediately send the land grabber behind bars.

At the outset of the hearing, he questioned who is Mansha Bomb?

A superintendent of police (SP) informed that Mansha is a land grabber involved in encroachment of lands in Lahore’s Johar Town.

He said when the police tried to arrest the land grabber on the directives of the court, they began receiving phone calls from people for favours.

“Who did call you for a favour,” the chief justice questioned. At this, the police official said MNA Karamat Ali Khokhar had requested the police not to arrest Mansha Bomb.

Justice Nisar directed the lawmaker to immediately appear in court to explain his position.

The SP told the judges that Mansha and his sons were involved in grabbing lands in Johar Town. 70 cases have been registered against the land grabber, he added.

The chief justice observed that he won’t let those meddling in police affairs go scot-free.