MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Criminal Court Mirpur on Tuesday rejected the post-arrest bail plea of accused SHO Thothal Imran Ahmed in British-Kashmiri woman harassment case.
The accused’s lawyers filed the post-arrest bail application in Mirpur Tehsil Criminal Court on March 6 in a harassment case filed by Farkhunda Rehman, a British-Kashmiri national.
The proceeding was initiated on March 6, and after four days of arguments, the court reserved its verdict on March 10.
The accused was represented by Advocate Inamullah and Advocate Sheikh Adil, Advocate Chaudhry Ashraf Ayaz, and Advocate Chaudhry Bashir Tabassum.
While Advocate Nazia Shah, senior lawyer Advocate Muhammad Shahzad Chaudhry, Advocate Muhammad Irfan Chaudhry, Advocate Chaudhry Rashid, Advocate Chaudhry Tariq Mahmood, Advocate Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, and Advocate Mirza Ansar appeared before the court to present Farkhunda Rehman.
SHO Imran Ahmed case
SHO Imran Ahmed has been arrested on a complaint filed by Farkhunda Rehman, a British-Kashmiri woman, over the harassment charges.
As per the audio clip secretly recorded by the victim on her mobile phone, the allegedly intoxicated SHO was heard pressuring her to move to the front seat, remove her abaya, befriend him, and visit his home, while repeatedly making other obscene demands.
According to sources, the woman was staying in Mirpur with her parents to seek justice in a property possession case. After she failed to recover her house from all legal avenues, the woman sought help from the British Embassy, after which Commissioner Mirpur advised her to approach the Thothal police station.
However, upon contacting, Thothal SHO called the woman for a meeting and instead of taking her to the police station, he took her to a private place.
According to the woman, the SHO closed the door of a room and urged the woman to befriend, remove her hijab, and engage in indecent acts. The woman informed the Mirpur Commissioner about the situation, after which the police started an investigation into the incident.
