Abbottabad University of Science and Technology. PHOTO COURTESY: DR AYUB JADOON
ISLAMABAD:
An area courtroom on Saturday remanded two further suspects to police custody in reference to the murder of Abdullah Khan, a pacesetter of the Insaf Students Federation at Abbottabad University of Science and Technology.
The incident occurred three days in the past when a violent conflict broke out between pupil teams from the Management Sciences and Mathematics departments on campus.
During the altercation, gunfire was reportedly exchanged, leaving Abdullah Khan lifeless and two different college students injured. The killing sparked widespread pupil protests, disrupting tutorial actions.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered at Havelian Police Station underneath Sections 302 and 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Three college students have been nominated in the case, together with Sanaullah Khan, son of PTI MPA Iftikhar Khan Jadoon.
Police initially arrested Hassan Khan, son of Ilyas Khan, and claimed to have recovered a 30-bore pistol allegedly used in the crime. Hours later, Iftikhar Khan Jadoon voluntarily offered his son Sanaullah Khan to the police.
In a press release posted on social media, Jadoon mentioned he wouldn’t hinder the course of justice, including that he had been out of town on the time of the incident and handed over his son upon returning. Expressing grief over Abdullah Khan’s demise, he described the sufferer as “like a son” to him and confused that the regulation should apply equally to all, no matter political affiliation or private ties.
The suspects embody Sanaullah Khan, a resident of Bandi Attai Khan, and Ehsanullah, son of Muhammad Naseem, a local of Parachinar presently residing in Shah Zaman Colony, Abbottabad. Both have been produced earlier than the courtroom underneath tight safety.
After listening to arguments from each side, the courtroom granted four-day bodily remand of Sanaullah Khan and Ehsanullah to the police, whereas Hassan Khan was remanded for at some point.