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FAISALABAD: A resident of Sitara Colony has submitted an application to the police for cross-version against 278 people, of them 78 nominated, including Pervez Jutt, an alleged handler of the armed men who opened fire at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) rally on Dec 8 and killed one worker.
The Factory Area deputy superintendent of police (DSP) has forwarded the application to a joint investigation team (JIT), headed by Senior Superintendent of Police Bilal Umer, for action.
Applicant Azam Gilani, of Sittara Colony, nominated Pervez Jutt in his application, who is being interrogated by a law enforcement agency for bringing armed people to Novelty Bridge who allegedly opened fire at the protesters and killed Haq Nawaz.
News channels aired footage where Jutt is talking with armed men Ilyas, alias Toti, of Tandlianwala, and Hafiz Imran, of D-Type Colony.
The Punjab government had announced a Rs5 million prize for the people sharing information regarding the whereabouts of the gunman.
Mr Gilani submitted his application with the Samanabad police, saying Farrukh Habib, Insaf Students Federation president, Sheikh Shahid and Mian Waris, PTI ticket holders of PP-69 and PP-70 in the 2013 elections, Pervez Jutt and more than 273 others with weapons, clubs and stones forced the traders to shut their shops on Dec 8.
They also hit several people with clubs and injured them.
He named Mian Riaz as the torture victim.
The applicant did not elaborate the role of Pervez Jutt in the chaos but added Ilyas and Hafiz Imran had shot at and killed Nawaz. He said Ilyas and Imran had no connection with the PML-N.
Gilani’s application is cross-version to an earlier application by Atta Muhammad, brother of deceased Nawaz, submitted to the police. Atta nominated 42 people in his application who were part of the mob that claimed the life of his brother.
He claimed suspects had been identified through video footage. He, however, skipped Pervez Jutt, who is also seen in footage aired by news channels.
He stated in the application Agha Khalid Fayyaz and Malik Ghulam Sarwar, who were present on the outhouse of Mr Sanaullah, told him the former law minister and his son-in-law Shehryar had asked the people to teach a tough lesson to PTI workers for staging a protest demonstration in his constituency -- PP-70. They also instigated the people to open fire and that no action will be taken against them as “we are in the government”.
He said Mr Sanaullah had also told the people the DCO, the Factory Area DSP and policemen would be present on the spot to protect them.
Samanabad police had registered a case under terror and Pakistan Penal Code sections on Dec 8 against State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali, Mr Sanaullah, DCO Noorul Ameen Mengal, MPA Tahir Jameel and more than 300 others.
The government notified the JIT to probe into the case.
PTI District President Rana Raheel, however, rejected the team, saying three members of the JIT -- DSP Ahmed Shah and inspectors Yasir Jutt and Abdul Majid -- had good connections with Mr Sanaullah.
He said instead of dealing the case on merit, police were giving protocol to the accused while life threats were being hurled at Haji Rasim, a witness.
He demanded that the government arrest Mr Sanaullah and suspend the DCO.
He warned PTI workers would besiege the DCO office and outhouse of Mr Sana if justice was not ensured.
Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2014
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