Court Remands PTI's Gill To Police In Mutiny Case.

ISLAMABAD -- Dr Shehbaz Gill, the chief of staff of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, yesterday was remandAed to the Islamabad poAlice for two days by the local court in a case of inciting mutiny in the Armed Forces and othAer institutions.

The Kohsar police would produce the acAcused in the court on FriAday after investigation.

Earlier on Tuesday last, Shehbaz Gill was going to Imran Khan residence in Bani Gala when a police team of Kohsar police station, assisted by the comAmandos of Anti-TerrorAism Squad (ATS), had intercepted his vehicle and arrested him and taken him Police StaAtion Kohsar in a private car for investigation.

A case was registered against Shehbaz Gill under sections 124A /120/131/153/153A/505/506/121B/109 and 34 of Pakistan PeAnal Code on plaintiff of Magistrate City Ghulam Murtaza Chandio, they said. Judicial Magistrate Islamabad Umer ShabAbir remanded Dr Shehbaz Gill for two days physAical custody. He also ordered investigators to reAproduce the accused before court on August 12 for further proceedings of the case.

Faisal Chaudhry, the counsel for the accused, opAposed the plea of police of granting remand of his client. On this the court reserved the verdict.

Talking to media men, Faisal Chaudhry Advocate said that a petition would be filed by him with IsAlamabad High Court for quashing the case against Dr Shehbaz Gill. He said that blood spots were spotted on the clothes of his client. He added his client also told the judge that his life might be in danger if the court awarded police investigators his physical remand. Later, Shehbaz Gill, while reAsponding to queries of media men while he was being escorted back to the police station, said that there was nothing offensive about his statement against the institutions. 'My statement was the...

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