Ali Amin Gandapur sent to jail on six-day judicial remand

Ali Amin Gandapur has been sent to jail on six-day judicial remand on Friday in separate cases filed by the Islamabad and Punjab police, a day after his arrest in Dera Ismail Khan.

The court of Judicial Magistrate-1 on Friday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur to jail for six-day judicial remand as he was produced before the court under strict security measures.

As reported, Magistrate rejected the plea of Islamabad and Punjab police seeking physical custody of the PTI leader in separate cases registered against him.

The judicial magistrate directed the representatives of both Islamabad and Punjab police to fulfil and complete the required documentation for further hearing proceedings.

Gandapur was arrested after hours-long drama outside the Peshawar High Court’s DI Khan Bench building on Thursday where he remained for several hours along with his supporting lawyers and associates.

On the other hand, Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Arshad has imposed Section 144 CrPC in the district with immediate effect to ensure a peaceful environment in the district.

According to a notification issued here by the DC office, a ban has been imposed on unlawful assembly of five or more five persons in public places, pillion-riding and use of tinted glasses in vehicles for 11 days.

The order aimed at ensuring public safety by preventing breach of the peace would come into force immediately and remain enforced from April 6 to 16.

Meanwhile, the PTI leadership strongly condemned Gandapur’s arrest, terming the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government in the Centre a “fascist” administration.