Woman involved in speeding incident on Karachi’s Karsaz Road sent on one-day physical remand

The police arrested the woman responsible for the accident who had fled the accident scene on Karachi’s Karsaz Road.

A case was filed against the female driver involved in the accident on Monday that resulted in the deaths of at least two people and injured five others.

Following the incident, police and Rangers took the driver, identified in the first information report (FIR) as Natasha, into custody, brought her to the police station, and impounded her jeep.

Later, the security personnel transported her to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for a medical check-up, as she had sustained a head injury.

On Tuesday, the City Court sent the woman, identified as Natasha suspect in the Karsaz Road accident.

According to police reports, the incident occurred on Monday when the woman, driving at high speed, lost control of her vehicle, which then collided with several cars on the busy road.

Eyewitnesses stated that the car was moving at an extremely high velocity when it struck the victims, causing severe damage to the vehicles involved.

Authorities have registered a case against the woman, citing her reckless driving as the primary cause of the accident. The investigation is ongoing as police review surveillance footage and gather statements from witnesses to determine the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

The special magistrate judge directed the production of the suspect in the court tomorrow (Wednesday) with a proper medical report.

The investigating officer reported that the suspect did not appear in court because JPMC’s psychiatric specialist, Dr. Chunni Laal, had admitted her to the hospital after assessing her condition.

According to the doctor, the suspect was not fit to appear in court, the IO informed the judge.

“The suspect’s mental condition is critical, and therefore, she could not be brought to court as per the doctor’s instructions,” the investigating officer explained.

Before the hearing, the suspect’s lawyer, Amir Mansoob, stated that his client was a psychiatric patient who had been under treatment for five years.

“Such patients are placed in isolation wards and often do not remember events. She took the vehicle without permission,” he said.

The lawyer further argued that the patient was not in a condition to be presented in court.

In response to the lawyer’s request for bail for his client, the court stated that it could not grant bail without the suspect’s appearance.

Additionally, the court noted that the judge did not have the authority to grant bail as he was serving in a special magisterial capacity.

When the court asked the investigating officer if the woman’s driving license had been confiscated, the officer answered no.

The lawyer informed the court that his client held a driving license from the United Kingdom, not Pakistan.

The court adjourned the hearing until tomorrow and questioned how a UK driving license could be valid in Pakistan.

Those who were killed in the accident have been identified as daughter and father, 26-year-old Aamna Arif and 60-year-old Imran Arif, while one of the injured was in critical condition, said police.