- Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan heard the petition.
- The police state that the case has been registered, the suspect arrested.
- Lawyer calls Chakwal incident triple murder.
The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has sent a petition seeking a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probe into the killing of nine-year-old Hania in Chakwal to the agency’s director general.
The hearing was presided over by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, while CCD and police officials also appeared before the court.
Police officials told the court that a case had been registered regarding the killing of the nine-year-old girl and that the suspect had also been arrested.
The Australian-Pakistani girl, Hania, was killed in a shootout with Crime Control Department (CCD) officials in Punjab’s Chakwal on 10 June. The family was on holiday in Chakwal when CCD personnel allegedly mistook their vehicle for the robbers’ vehicle and opened fire on it. The minor girl received gunshot wounds and died on the spot.
Dismissing the petition, the court referred the matter to the FIA Director General and directed him to dispose of the application in accordance with law.
Petitioner’s lawyer Mian Asif Mahmood argued before the court that Hania was killed in CCD firing and it was later claimed that two robbers were also killed in the same incident.
He maintained that the case amounted to a triple murder case and should be investigated by the FIA.
“The suspect belongs to the CCD and the department cannot conduct an impartial investigation of its own case,” argued the petitioner.
After the arguments, the court directed DG FIA to dispose of the petition filed by advocate Asif Mahmood in accordance with law.
Earlier, the autopsy had revealed that the child sustained several gunshot wounds. According to the report, 11 gunshot and injury marks were found on her body. The shots caused severe damage to several vital organs, including her heart, liver, lungs, chest and abdomen.
