Sameer to be interrogated in jail as police probe alleged riders, drug supply chain and financial trail
Karachi’s Darakhshan. Garden police have intensified action against facilitators of the alleged “Cocaine Queen” Anmol alias Pinky after a district and sessions court on Thursday granted permission to arrest and interrogate a key suspect in two cases.
The court allowed police to arrest. investigate Muhammad Sameer, said to be a close associate of Pinky, in connection with the cases. The investigating officer was directed to conduct his interrogation at the Central Jail, where he is currently incarcerated.
According to the police, Sameer was arrested in June 2021 in a hashish recovery case and remains in custody. Meanwhile, Pinky is on physical remand with the police.
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During interrogation, Pinky reportedly disclosed the names of riders involved in the supply of narcotics, including Sameer. Police said the suspect allegedly used a motorcycle to deliver drugs. also handled the transfer of proceeds from narcotics sales through bank accounts.
Police said further interrogation of the suspect is required and sought his custody on remand for investigation.
Separately. the complainant in the murder case against Pinky failed to appear before the court to record his statement under Section 164.
According to the written proceedings issued by the judicial magistrate for District South at the Judicial Complex in Central Jail, the complainant was scheduled to record his statement in the case,. he did not appear.
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Court sources said the complainant could not attend the proceedings due to a parent’s illness.
Subsequently, the judicial magistrate left the Judicial Complex without recording the statement. The investigating officer and lawyers also did not appear in court.
Special Public Prosecutor Shakeel Abbasi stated that the complainant in the case was a social worker.
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