Police tell court that alleged drug baroness Pinky heads a narcotics gang supplying high-value drugs nationwide
Alleged drug dealer was presented before the court without handcuffs, in violation of official SOPs and security protocols. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A District and Sessions Court on Wednesday granted the Karachi police a three-day physical remand of alleged drug baroness Anmol alias Pinky in cases pertaining to narcotics and illegal weapons supply.
The court issued a written order on a revision plea filed by the investigation officer (IO) against the judicial magistrate’s decision to send Pinky to jail.
As per the written order, on May 12, the South judicial magistrate had sent the alleged queenpin to jail on judicial remand.
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However, IO Inspector Sajida challenged the judicial magistrate’s order in the sessions court today and sought the accused’s physical remand for detailed interrogation.
The IO informed the sessions court that Pinky was the head of a notorious narcotics trafficking gang involved in the organised supply of high-value drugs.
The officer contended that the police had requested the physical remand of the accused, which was turned down by the judicial magistrate, and the accused was instead sent to jail.
Sajida emphasised before the court that the interrogation of the suspect was necessary to obtain key information regarding her gang and its operations.
The sessions judge subsequently set aside the judicial magistrate’s decision to send her to jail and approved Pinky’s physical remand until 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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Additionally, the judge ordered the IO to present the suspect before the judicial magistrate after the completion of the remand and that copies of the order be forwarded to the senior superintendent of police (investigation) as well as the superintendent of the women’s jail.
Arrest of ‘Pinky’ a big win for police
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon termed the arrest a major success for the police.
He said the police deserved appreciation for the successful operation, as the suspect was on the wanted list of law enforcement agencies for a long time.
Memon alleged that Pinky was operating an organised drug cartel across Pakistan, pushing youth toward a deep abyss.
He stressed that the government had a “zero-tolerance policy” against such malicious elements and that those who showed leniency toward the alleged queenpin had been suspended by the home minister.
The senior minister vowed that the provincial government would further intensify operations against drug dealers to rid society of the menace.
