Police tell the court alleged drugs baroness Pinky heads a narcotics gang supplying high-value drugs across the country.
The alleged drug dealer was produced before the court without handcuffs, in violation of official SOPs and security protocols. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A district and sessions court on Wednesday granted Karachi police a three-day physical remand for alleged drug baroness Anmol alias Pinky in cases related to narcotics and illegal supply of arms.
The court issued a written order on a review petition filed by the investigation officer (IO) against the judicial magistrate’s decision to send Pinky to prison.
According to the written order, on May 12, the Southern judicial magistrate had sent the alleged kingpin to preventive detention.
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However, IO Inspector Sajida today challenged the judicial magistrate’s order in the sessions court and sought physical remand of the accused for detailed interrogation.
The IO informed the sessions court that Pinky was the head of a notorious drug gang involved in organized supply of high-value drugs.
The officer maintained that the police had requested physical remand of the accused, which was rejected by the judicial magistrate, and that the accused was instead sent to prison.
Sajida emphasized in court that the interrogation of the suspect was necessary to obtain key information about his gang and its operations.
The sessions judge subsequently overturned the judicial magistrate’s decision to send her to prison and approved Pinky’s physical remand till May 15.
The court also directed the superintendent of the women’s jail to hand over the custody of the accused to the IO.
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The judge further directed the IO to produce the suspect before the judicial magistrate after completion of remand and copies of the order be sent to the senior superintendent of police (investigation) as well as the superintendent of women’s jail.
‘Pinky’s’ arrest is a big victory for police
Sindh Chief Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon termed the arrest as a big success for the police.
He said the police deserve credit for the success of the operation as the suspect was long on law enforcement’s wanted list.
Memon alleged that Pinky was operating an organized drug cartel across Pakistan, pushing youth into a deep abyss.
He highlighted that the government had a “zero tolerance policy” against such malicious elements and that those who showed leniency towards the alleged kingpin had been suspended by the Minister of the Interior.
The chief minister promised that the provincial government would further intensify operations against drug traffickers to rid the society of the menace.
