Zainab murder case: SC disposes of suo motu notice

LAHORE, Feb 10 (APP):The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday disposed of the suo motu
notice, taken over murder of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur.
The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian
Saqib Nisar, heard the notice at the Supreme Court Lahore
Registry.
As the proceedings commenced, Inspector General of
Police Punjab Arif Nawaz Khan, along with other senior police
officers, appeared before the bench.
The IGP submitted that the Challan (charge-sheet) had
been filed against the accused in the trial court whereas the
accused had been sent to jail on judicial remand.
At this point, the chief justice appreciated the performance
of the police and disposed of the matter while observing that
there was no need of keeping the issue pending as the Challan
had been filed against the accused in the trial court.
“The trial court is expected to expeditiously decide the
matter as per directions of the Lahore High Court in the
matter,” he added.
He further observed that the relevant persons could
approach the court through an application for restoration of
the matter if they had any complaint.
The Supreme Court had taken suo motu notice of murder
of minor girl Zainab on January 10.
Zainab was kidnapped on January 4 from near her aunt’s
house in Kasur. Her body was discovered five days later from
the garbage heap.
On January 23, the Punjab government declared the
arrest of the suspect accused Imran Ali after his DNA
matched with the samples collected from the scene.