KARACHI: The inquiry committee investigating Naqeebullah Mehsud’s alleged encounter by former Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Rao Anwar on Friday presented its report to the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan.
The probing unit, headed by Inspector General Police (IGP) Counter-terrorism Department (CTD) Sanaullah Abbasi, said in its 15-page document that Naqeebullah was nabbed along with two others from Sohrab Goth on January 13.
The other two, who were also inquired by the committee, were set free after allegedly bribing the police officials, the report said.
The document also mentions that 26 shells from police sub machine guns were recovered from the ‘encounter’ site, while there was no evidence of firing from the alleged terrorists.
Banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s Qari Ahsan, who is imprisoned in Karachi Jail, was also inquired by the committee. Ahsan denied Rao Anwar’s allegations that Naqeebullah had links with TTP.
Earlier today, Sindh Police sent letters to IG Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) asking for assistance in the arrest of former SSP Rao Anwar after tracing his location in the areas.
On Tuesday, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) foiled the former SSP’s attempt to leave the country from Benazir International Airport in the nation’s capital, while the officials also said that the Rao Anwar has not returned to Karachi yet.
Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old South Waziristan native, was gunned down in an alleged encounter on January 13 in Shah Latif town.