Governor’s brother told to approach police

Karachi
A court directed Amirul Ebad, the brother of Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad, to approach the police station concerned to record his statement against Muttihada Quami Movement (MQM) leader Rauf Siddiqui and two others who were allegedly threatening him and his family.
Amirul Ebad had moved an application before the district and sessions judge West, Ghulam Mustafa Memon, against former provincial minister Rauf Siddiqui and two others, Shaaique and Raza Ali Abidi, for allegedly threatening him and his family.
He had requested the court to order the police concerned to register his case. He complained that he had approached the police before but they were not entertaining his request of lodging an FIR.
The court directed the applicant to record the statement before the police station concerned. In case someone refused to record his statement, the applicant was told, he was free to approach the court.
Amirul Ebad had had alleged that Rauf Siddiqui, along with Raza Ali Abidi and Shaaique, had been blackmailing him and threatening for dire consequences. He said when he had told the police concerned and asked to register a case against the three people, the law enforcers had declined.
The governor’s brother had claimed that the three “blackmailers” had begun the threats after he had been granted a contract to install solar lights at the Nazeer Hussain University. Dr Shehla Amir, wife of Amir and a sister-in-law of the Sindh governor, had also approached the police on September 29 to register a case against Rauf Siddiqui, and his allies, seeking protection in the wake of threats to her and her family.
On the other hand, the former provincial minister and two others had denied the allegations. Meanwhile, Raza Ali Abidi had also moved an application in the Sindh High Court alleging that Waqarul Ebad and Amirul Ebad, both brothers of the Sindh governor, had forced him to award a a sub-contract of installing solar lights and poles to their firm and pay Rs2.5 for its execution.