Karachi police has registered a murder case against the woman accused of being responsible for a deadly accident on Karsaz Road a day ago that killed at least two people.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Business Recorder, a Toyota Land Cruiser rammed into a motorcycle, causing serious injuries to a man named Imran Arif and his daughter Amna Arif. Both the father and daughter succumbed to the injuries.
A media report also suggested that the vehicle then hit two more motorcycles and overturned after colliding with a car parked on the road.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of Imtiaz Arif, whose brother and niece died in the accident.
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Imtiaz said in the FIR that he was informed that his brother and niece were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) after their bike was hit by a vehicle allegedly being driven by a woman named Natasha Danish on Karsaz Road.
The FIR invoked sections 320 (punishment for qatl-i-khata by rash or negligent driving), 337G (punishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving), 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards).
Court order
A Karachi East court on Tuesday granted the police one-day custody of the accused and directed to produce her before the concerned court on Wednesday, August 21.
“Investigation officer did not produce the physical custody of accused and stated that the said accused has been admitted at Jinnah Medical Hospital, Karachi for treatment and she is not in a position to bring to the court,” read the order, a copy of which is available with Business Recorder.
The order added that the IO produced a certificate duly issued by a JPMC official.
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“As per contents of said certificate accused has been admitted in psychiatry department at the said hospital for treatment and evaluation and is not able to be produced before the court.”
The court directed the IO to produce the accused before the court “if she sufficiently recovers and able to be produced, however, in case she doesn’t sufficiently recovers, investigation officer (IO) may apply arrest to the concerned court for further orders.”
‘No one is above the law’
In a statement on Tuesday, the police said it had filed the case “without delay”, taking the necessary legal action by arresting the individual.
“There are some reports circulating on social media that are attempting to create the impression that the police may be slow in taking proper action,” the statement added.
“The District Police East would like to make it clear that no one is above the law.”
Suspecting that the driver might be under the influence of drugs, the police said it sent the accused to the hospital for a medical examination to fulfill legal requirements.
“The medical report is to be provided by Jinnah Hospital, which has been formally requested in writing,” the statement read.
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The arrested individual must be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours, as per legal procedure.
“The Investigation Wing will continue to handle the remaining stages of the investigation on merit and will present the charge sheet in court. Any speculation in this regard is merely sensationalism. Two precious lives were lost, and the police will not be negligent in their investigation. We share the grief of the bereaved families equally,” police said.
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