LAHORE: A local court on Tuesday extended judicial remand of 11 accused involved in illegal kidney transplant and directed investgation officer to submit challan (charge-sheet) till July 4.
Earlier, the Federal Investgation Agency officials produced the accused including Dr Fawad, Dr Altamash and others before Judicial Magistrate Farooq-e-Azam on expiry of the judicial remand.
The defence counsel on behalf of the accused pointed out that despite the passage of two months, the FIA did not submit challan in the court, whereas it was mandatory to submit the same in 14 days.
However, the FIA officials submitted that the challan was being prepared and it would be submitted soon. At this, the court adjourned futher hearing till July 4 and directed the investigation officer to submit challan. The FIA had registered a case against the accused – Altamash, Dr Fawad and others – under Human Organ Transplant Act. The accused were arrested during a raid when they were carrying out an illegal transplant in a posh locality of the city. Meanwhile, the court also dismissed bail application of Qamar Abbas involved in illegal kidney transplant.
