KARACHI: City Police raided the residence of Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh, where preparations were underway for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, on charges of attempting to illegally occupy land and for intimidating people, including government officer using and firing firearms.
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Friends and family members of Haleem Adil Sheikh posted videos on social media, purporting to show the raid, allegedly without warrants, and vandalism that took place in the aftermath of the police operation.
حلیم عادل شیخ کی بیٹی کی شادی کی تقریب اور بغیر سرچ وارنٹ رات کےدو بجے گھر میں گھس کر تلاشی اس بات کاثبوت ہے کہ سندھ حکومت سچ میں بوکھلا گئی ہے، کوئی اتنا ظلم کیسے کر سکتا ہے،بیٹی کی شادی ہو اور پولیس ڈاکوؤں کی طرح گھر میں گھس جائے،شرم آنی چاہیے@BBhuttoZardari @MuradAliShahPPP pic.twitter.com/X1cxno1v07
— Nabeel Kamboh (@Nabeelkmboh) November 18, 2022
Also read: Haleem Adil Sheikh booked for threatening anti-encroachment team
عائشہ حلیم عادل شیخ – وہ بغیر کسی سرچ وارنٹ کے ہمارے کمروں، باتھ رومز، الماریوں میں گئے۔ انہوں نے شادی کا گھر میں فراریوں کی تلاش کا دعویٰ کیا۔ ہم جانتے ہیں کہ یہ منصوبے کہاں سے بنتے ہیں، اور ان کے پاس جواب دینے کے لیے خاندان اور ایک خدا ہے۔ کیا آپ کے پاس نہیں ہے؟ pic.twitter.com/go1lPPxO1Y
— محمد عمر ایوب مدیال (@Umarayu19369911) November 17, 2022
Taking to Twitter, Haleem Adil Sheikh said 28th case had been prepared against him, and that he wouldn’t back out of his stance, and would continue his fight against ‘Zardari mafia’.
سندھ حکومت کی جانب سے میرے خلاف 28 واں مقدمہ تیار، ڈرنے والے نہیں زرداری مافیا کا ڈٹ کر مقابلہ کریں گے pic.twitter.com/BzfjFamwsk
— Haleem Adil Sheikh (@HaleemAdil) November 17, 2022
The latest FIR, registered in the Gulshan-e-Maymar police station by officials of the Malir Development Authority (MDA) accused Sheikh of interfering in an anti-encroachment drive and operation to retrieve illegally occupied land.
Sheikh was accused of gathering a crowd and rioting against officials and for firing. Among other sections, Sheikh and others were booked under Section 7 of the Anti-terrorism Act. Other sections included in the FIR were 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with deadly weapon), 149 (Every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of common object), 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), 324 (attempted murder), 337-A(1) (Assault), 447 (Criminal trespass) and 511.
Hearing the news of police raid, PTI Karachi leader and MPA Khurram Sher Zaman rushed to the scene and asked the police to show the arrest and search warrants, the FIR and the permission obtained from Sindh Assembly Speaker Aga Siraj Durrani for Sheikh – an MPA – arrest.
Khurram Sher Zaman said that police only showed a copy of the fir on their cell phones which was not quite legible, and that the police must present all the requite documents before making the arrest.
