KARACHI: Lawyer of the Karsaz accident suspect on Monday challenged the rejection of the bail petition in the case pertaining to usage of drug. The counsel filed a plea at the sessions court, seeking it to override the judicial magistrate's decision. The lawyer said the magistrate ignored crucial evidence in the bail plea.
It should be noted that families of the victims, including those died as well as wounded in the tragic incident on April 19 in Karachi, have forgiven the suspect. However, she is yet to be freed from the charge of using drugs. A separate case was lodged against the suspect after methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth, was found in her blood and urine samples, police told Geo News on August 31.
Soon after the deadly incident, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) had obtained the blood and urine samples of the woman, police said. They added that the case was filed on the state's behalf against the suspect on grounds of a fresh report of the medico-legal officer (MLO). Police had said a section pertaining to use of prohibited item had been incorporated in the case.
The traces of banned substance were confirmed in the blood sample obtained from the arrested suspect, they had said. A young woman and an elderly man were killed when the suspect’s luxury vehicle crashed into multiple vehicles near the Pakistan Maritime Museum on August 19. The deceased and injured were brought to the JPMC for medico-legal formalities and treatment, respectively.
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