Shahrukh jail record summoned

F.P. Report

KARACHI: The Malir judicial magistrate on Monday summoned the jail record of Shahrukh Jatoi, the main suspect in the Shahzeb Khan Murder case.

The court was hearing the case of the primary suspect reportedly travelling out of the country on fraudulent documents after committing the murder in 2012.

As the court began hearing the case, the judge issued production orders of the suspect.

In response, Jatoi’s counsel informed the court that his client is in jail on the Supreme Court’s orders. The court then summoned a report from the jail authorities.

According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), owing to the suspect’s no-show, he is yet to be indicted in the case. Shahzeb was gunned down by Jatoi, the son of an influential feudal lord and businessman, in a posh locality of Karachi on December 25, 2012.

The prosecution claims that Jatoi flew to Dubai on Dec 27, 2012 — three days after the incident —, according to the Dubai immigration entry stamp on his passport.

The lack of any exit stamp by the immigration authorities at Karachi airport confirmed that the accused left the country in a fraudulent manner with help of government officials. Jatoi was brought back to the country a couple of weeks later after he reportedly surrendered himself.