- Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan heard the petition.
- Police say a case has been registered and the suspect has been arrested.
- “Lawyer calls Chakwal incident a triple murder”.
The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) sent a petition seeking a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probe into the murder of nine-year-old Hania in Chakwal to the agency’s director general.
The hearing was conducted by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, while CCD and police officials also appeared before the court.
Police officials told the court that a case had been registered for the murder of the nine-year-old girl and the suspect had also been arrested.
Australian-Pakistani girl Hania was killed in a shootout involving Crime Control Department (CCD) officials in Chakwal, Punjab, on June 10. The family was on vacation in Chakwal when the CCD personnel reportedly mistook their vehicle for that of robbers and opened fire on it. The minor suffered gunshot wounds and died instantly.
The court disposed of the writ petition and referred the matter to the FIA director general, ordering him to decide the application in accordance with the law.
The petitioner’s lawyer Mian Asif Mahmood argued before the court that Hania was killed in a CCD shot and it was later claimed that two robbers had also been killed in the same incident.
He maintained that the matter amounted to a triple murder case and should be investigated by the FIA.
“The suspect belongs to the CCD and the department cannot conduct an impartial investigation into its own case,” the petitioner argued.
Following arguments, the court directed DG FIA to decide the petition filed by advocate Asif Mahmood in accordance with law.
Previously, the autopsy had revealed that the child had multiple gunshot wounds. According to the report, 11 bullet marks and wounds were found on his body. The gunshots caused serious injuries to several vital organs, including his heart, liver, lungs, chest and abdomen.
