Ichhra incident: ATC sends two accused to jail for identification parade

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday sent two accused, involved in the Ichhra Bazaar incident, to jail on a 3-day judicial remand for identification parade.

Earlier, the investigating officer of Ichhra police produced the accused, Khurram Shahzad and Chand Butt, before ATC Judge Arshad Javed. He submitted that the accused were involved in the incident and requested to send them to jail on judicial remand for identification parade. At this, the court allowed the request and sent the accused to jail for a 3-day judicial remand and ordered them to be produced upon the expiry of remand. It is pertinent to mention that the incident took place a few weeks ago and the Ichhra police had lodged an FIR. The police stated that the accused had gathered a mob and not only harassed but also attempted to kill a woman.