KARACHI: Custom Court Judge Faiz Rasool Rashdi has accepted the challan against the accused persons namely Samad Khan and Allah Noor Suleman Khail in a case of attempting to smuggle 5,000 liters Iranian diesel.
During the hearing, Investigation Officer Mahboob Ahmed produced challan before the court and submitted that on August 14, 2016 a Bedford track bearing Registration No E-9315 travelling from Gadani to Karachi was stopped at Pakistan Coast Guards’ check post and recovered 5,000 liters of Iranian diesel.
Driver of the truck named Samad Khan and owner of the truck Allah Noor Suleman Khail were asked to show documents regarding legal import of the diesel but they could not produce the same; therefore, the officials impounded the truck worth Rs 1.5 million and diesel worth Rs 390,000, besides arresting both suspects.
According to the challan, accused Samad Khan is owner of the said truck who conducted 6 to 7 trips monthly of Iranian diesel, which was transported from Lasbella to Karachi and supplied at diesel units, adding that the accused earned Rs. 40,000 per trip and both accused persons divided earned money equally.
The investigation officer informed that accused Allah Noor Suleman Khail purchased the tank from The market amounting to Rs 130,000 and fitted in body of said vehicle.
In the challan, Subedar Fazal Ahmed, Subedar Mehboob Ahmed, Lance Naik Lal Muhammad and Lance Naik Wajid Ali’s names were mentioned as witnesses.
Earlier, the investigation officer had produced the accused persons before the court and submitted that both were trying to smuggle 5,000 liters of Iranian diesel.
After physical remand, the court had sent them to Central Jail Karachi. The court had also granted bail to both accused persons.
A case was registered by complainant Fazal Ahmed, Pakistan Coast Guards Korangi, Karachi on violation of Section 2 (s) and 161 punishable under section 156 (1) (1) (8) and (89) of the Customs Act, 1969.
