Mustafa murder case: Police to produce Armughan before ATC for remand on SHC order

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KARACHI, FEB 18 (DNA): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the police to produce Armughan, prime suspect in the Mustafa Amir murder case, before Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No 2 to secure his remand.

The development came after the court approved all four applications concerning Armughan’s remand for alleged possession of illegal weapons, kidnapping, murder and other offences.

The police had approached the Sindh High Court seeking the physical remand of the prime suspect, which was previously denied by ATC No 1.

Now the police will present the suspect in ATC 2 shortly. 

The case relates to alleged kidnapping and murder of a BBA student, Mustafa, who had gone missing on January 6. 

The case came to light after the prime suspect, Armughan, opened fire at a team of the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) — a specialised unit of the Karachi police responsible for tackling cases related to murder and extortion — during a raid at his residence in Karachi’s DHA earlier this month. 

The police arrested the prime suspect, however, Mustafa’s whereabouts couldn’t be traced until last week when the authorities revealed that charred mortal remains — presumably his — had been found in a car near the Hub checkpost days after the youngster’s disappearance. 

Other than Armughan, the police have also arrested and recorded Shiraz Bukhari alias Shavez’s statement in the case, with investigation officials saying that he worked for Armughan and was involved in allegedly planning both the murder and the disposal of the body.