Karachi:
Judicial magistrate South Kulsoom Sehato heard the case of the Lyari building collapse and sent 10 defendants, including the senior officials of the Control Authority of the Building of Sindh (SBCA) in judicial prison to the jail. The police had produced the suspects before the magistrate after the end of their physical prison.
The suspects include Syed Irfan Haider Naqvi, Ashfaq Hussain, Mohammad Jalees Siddiqui, Syed Faheem Murtaza, ali Ali Khan, Faheem Ahmed, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Raheem Hussain Shah, Taj Mohammad and General Director of Sbca de Sbca.
According to the investigating officer (IO), the official records of the collapsed building could not recover, and it was required that the custody of the accused obtained the documents. However, the court dismissed this request, ruling that investigation could continue without extending its physical return.
Defensor lawyer Zeeshan Rajpar argued that there was no prior complaint about the dangerous condition of the building. Another defense lawyer, Javed Chhattari declared that the responsibility of providing construction records falls to the section officer, who has become the plaintiff in this case instead of any affected person.
The Court rejected the IO application of a new provision of remote and ordered to send all the defendants to the jail, stressing that the police can proceed with the recovery of records through the section officer without the need to keep the suspects in custody.
Rehabilitation of victims of Lyari tragedy in letters: Ghani
The local government minister, Saeed Ghani, has assured that the Government will extend all possible support to the victims of the Lyari building collapse and are taking comprehensive measures for rehabilitation.
He added that a committee, formed for long -term rehabilitation, will soon end a plan to provide permanent homes for the victims. “A dedicated desktop has been established in the city office to facilitate its rehabilitation,” he said.
He said that the government is providing immediate financial assistance from RS1 million to the families of people who lost their lives in the incident, while affected families are paid for three months of rent as provisional relief so that they can organize alternative homes. “Strict measures will be taken against those responsible for this tragedy,” he said.
The minister met Monday with the affected families and offered them condolence for the loss of precious lives in the tragic incident.
