LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has granted a 14-day judicial remand of two accused and send them to jail.
According to sources, accused Muhammad Mukhtar and his accomplice Muhammad Imran were arrested by the Punjab Rangers on May 29 while they were trying to smuggle Indian alcohol and other items from India through the Okara border.
The Punjab Rangers had arrested them during their attempt to cross the international border and registered a case under the Pakistan Control of Entry Act.
On Tuesday, the Punjab Rangers produced the accused before the Customs Court and requested for their judicial remand. They said that interrogation from the accused has been completed, but the challan against them was still incomplete, so they should be sent to jail.
On this, Customs Court Judge Nazeer Ahmad Gajana approved a 14-day judicial remand of the accused and sent them to jail.
