Lahore DHA accident: Court extends judicial remand of Afnan

LAHORE: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday extended the judicial remand of the underage driver the main accused in Lahore’s DHA accident case, ARY News reported.

According to the details, the police officials presented the underage driver, Afnan, before the court and sought an extension in the accused’s judicial remand.

The ATC judge Arshad Javed, presided over the hearing and extended the judicial remand for 14 days of the underage driver, Afnan and directed the police to produce the accused again before the court on January 02.

Horrific accident

It is pertinent to mention here that six members of the same family were killed in a tragic car accident in Lahore’s Defence Phase 7 area.

The family was reportedly returning home in two cars after visiting relatives in Shadab Colony on Ferozpur Road. As they reached a roundabout, the car rammed into their vehicle.

The tragic incident also led the head of the family to traumatic stress when he saw his wife Rukhsana Bibi (45), son Husnain (25), daughter-in-law Ayesha (23), son-in-law Sajjad (30), four-month-old grandson Huzaifa, and granddaughter Anaya (4) in a pool of blood.

Car driver Afnan Shafqat, who was overpowered by the locals on the spot, appeared to be a teen and the police arrested and booked him soon after the incident.

Underage driver, Afnan Shafqat, who was involved in the deadly road accident in Phase-VII of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), has ‘intentionally’ rammed his car into the family, it was learned.

Afnan in his confessional statement said that he was driving his car at over 100 km/h. In the video statement, he admitted that he had been driving his car for one year despite his parents stopping him.