SUKKUR: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Sukkur has indicted suspects in the case pertaining to the murder case of journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar, ARY News reported.
Senior journalist and Sukkur bureau chief of a local television network had been murdered by unidentified assailants on August 13. The attackers on a motorcycle had opened fire at Mahar inside his vehicle after he left his office at 9:00 am in Sukkur.
As per details, Judge Abdul Rahman Qazi of the anti-terrorism court heard the case and rejected the bail applications of the two suspects, Sher Muhammad Sheikh, and Ramzan Sheikh.
The murder suspects, including Bakhshal Mahar, Babar, Bashir, Munaur Mahar, Sher Muhammad Sheikh, and Ramzan Sheikh, have denied the charges against them.
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The court has issued notices to the involved parties and adjourned the hearing until July 12.
Earlier, the anti-Terrorism Court extended the remand of the suspects in senior journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar’s murder case.
Umeed Ali, Aaqil and Ghulam Sarwar were arrested by the police four days earlier during an operation in the katcha area. The accused were arrested by police for facilitating the killers in Jan Mohammad Mahar case.
After the initial hearing, the ATC handed over the suspects to the police on a four-day physical remand