Karachi court grants 'drug dealer' Pinky's police remand until May 22

A Karachi court on Saturday granted physical remand of alleged female drug lord Anmol alias “Pinky” until May 22 in a drugs case.

The order was issued by the Judicial Magistrate (Central), handing the accused over to police for further interrogation.

Separately, the Judicial Magistrate (South) extended the physical remand of the suspect by two days in an another case and directed police to produce her again on Monday. The same court also sent the suspect to jail on judicial remand in 13 other cases registered in District South.

Meanwhile, a court in Malir ordered that Anmol alias Pinky be sent to jail on judicial remand in a case registered at Sachal Police Station. The court directed the investigating officer to submit the charge sheet within 14 days.

The prosecution told the court that it would challenge the judicial remand order.

The suspect was brought to different courts in Karachi with her face covered. During the proceedings, she alleged that police subjected her to torture, registered false cases against her, and brought her from Lahore to Karachi. She claimed that her former husband was behind the cases, saying he had divorced her three months ago.

The suspect also alleged that the house from where narcotics were allegedly recovered had remained closed for the past 25 years.

During the hearing, the investigating officer told the court that the accused was “clever” and repeatedly changing her statements. He further claimed that police recovered contact numbers of around 800 individuals from her mobile phone and uncovered financial transactions worth millions of rupees.

The officer alleged that the suspect’s national identity card was blocked and that she used SIM cards issued in the names of ordinary citizens. He requested further remand to arrest alleged riders and facilitators linked to the case.