Final statement in Rawal Lake poisoning case recorded

Islamabad:An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday recorded the final statement of accused Jahangir Abbasi and three others about the allegations in a case registered against them for mixing poison in Rawal Lake for catching fish.

All the accused denied the allegations. The statement was recorded by the court of ATC judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan. The court fixed June 18 for final arguments at the statement.

During the previous hearing, cross examination of witnesses was completed. The Secretariat Police had registered three First Information Reports (FIRs) against the accused Jahangir Ahmed Abbasi and four others, allegedly involved in catching fish after mixing poison into the Rawal Lake water in 2018. An FIR was registered on behalf of the contractor of fishing in Rawal Lake in which the accused had been acquitted by the same court.