Summary The investigating officer told the court that the arrest of Saqib Chadhar and Samira was not required at this stage
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab Assembly member Saqib Chadhar and his wife, Sumaira, have been declared innocent by an investigation team in a case related to harassment and death threats to actress Momina Iqbal.
The development came during proceedings at a Lahore sessions court, where an investigation officer of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) submitted a report regarding the allegations against the lawmaker and his wife.
The investigating officer told the court that the arrest of Saqib Chadhar and Samira was not required at this stage.
According to the report, the NCCIA had changed the investigation team and constituted a joint investigation team to conduct a fresh probe into the case.
Following the investigation officer’s statement, Chadhar withdrew his interim bail petition. The court subsequently disposed of the bail applications filed by Chadhar and his wife on the basis of their withdrawal.
During the hearing, Momina Iqbal appeared before the court along with her lawyer Adnan Ehsan.
The actress’s counsel objected to the investigation report, arguing that the NCCIA had changed the investigation without taking the complainant into confidence.
He alleged that the new investigation officer had cleared the suspects without conducting a complete inquiry and urged the court to examine the investigation process and the decision to declare the suspects innocent.
The NCCIA had registered the case on Momina Iqbal’s complaint against PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar over allegations of harassment and threats to kill her.
