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Bail of Wajahat, son extended yet again

2023-04-27
GUJRAT: The bail before arrest of former federal minister Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain and his son Musa Elahi was once again extended on Wednesday by the court in cases of attempted murder and firing at the house of a local PML-N leader.

Both the father and the son appeared in the court of Gujrat Additional District and Session Judge Younis Laar after completion of their earlier bail limit in the two cases lodged at Karianwala police station in February the last.

The lawyers of the accused persons completed their arguments in the court and now the counsel for the complainant, Muhammad Ali Gujjar, a former Hajiwala union council chairman of the PML-N, may present their arguments on the next date of hearing.

The judge extended the bail before arrest of both accused, as well as of DrShahnawaz Ajnala, a PTI ticket holder from PP-31 Gujrat, who is also a coaccusedinthesecondcaselodged atthe Karianwala police station, till May 2.

Wajahat and his son had also visited Karianwala police station on the previous date of hearing to join the police investigation and to record their statements.

A large number of supporters were accompanying Wajahat and his son at the court compound.

At least four different cases had been lodged against thefather and the sonin Kokrali (Kotla), Karianwala and Ghalib Market police stations in Gujrat and Lahore, respectively, during the last three months. They have been granted bailsin allthese casesbyvarious courts of Gujrat and Gujranwala.

Wajahat had termed all these cases fabricated and baseless, declaring it politicalvictimisation.-Correspondent