KARACHI: Customs and Taxation Court Special Judge Soofia Latif issued bailable warrants for an investigation officer (IO) for not appearing in a case about seizure of refrigeration gas, chemical drums and refrigeration copper tubes from a warehouse in Mehran Town.
The court issued the warrants because Khurram Saeed, an IO at the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations-FBR, neither appeared in the court nor submitted the challan. The court issued the warrants after Saeed did not appear before the judge on September 18.
According to FIR No. M-19/1-A/DCI/FIR/2014 lodged by the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations-FBR, 89,669kg of foreign-origin refrigeration gas filled in large, medium and small containers of assorted brands and specifications; 15,686kg of chemical drums of assorted brands and specifications; and 1,570kg of refrigeration copper tubes were seized from the warehouse of Cool Corporation, Plot No. C-5, Sector 6-E, Mehran Town.
Accused Shaikh Abdul Wajid and his son Atayab Shaikh were arrested for smuggling and dumping of non-duty paid banned refrigeration gases and its disposal in counterfeit cylinders of renowned brands.
The I&I-FBR seized refrigeration gas in counterfeit cylinders of assorted sizes as well as foreign-origin chemical, hand-made screen printing plates, blocks and stencils.
The accused, on ad-interim pre-arrest bail, were present in the court on Tuesday along with their counsel. The special public prosecutor also showed up. However, IO Khurram Saeed was absent without a prior notice.
The court adjourned the hearing until September 26 and directed the accused to attend the hearing along with a lawyer.
