Karachi: In the case of trafficking of minor children to the United States, the court rejected the plea of extending the remand of the accused Sarim Barni and sent him to jail on judicial remand.
A child trafficking case was heard before the Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Karachi City Court. FIA produced the accused Saram Birni in the court. Investigation officer Chaudhry Bilal, prosecutor, lawyers Safai Amir Nawaz Waraich, Qadir Khan and others also appeared in the court.
The FIA requested a further 7-day physical remand. The FIA prosecutor stated that the child Haya has been declared an orphan in the family court. Afsheen, the mother of the child, was sold to a woman named Madiha. Madiha sold the girl to Bushra. In the Family Court, Saram Barni Trust declared the girl as an orphan, the accused is not cooperating with the investigation and is not answering a single question correctly. Not doing it. Banks have been asked for information regarding the accused’s trust.
The court inquired from FIA that how much money was taken regarding the girl Haya? The prosecutor stated that $3,000 was taken and paid by the person who adopted the girl. The court inquired whether you have any proof of this. The FIA lawyer gave a stand and said that it is a case of minor girls, there should be an organized gang in this camera trial, we should be remanded for one more week, digital, financial and records have been sought from the US intelligence. to be scrutinized.
The court inquired whether the real parents of the girls are alive. FIA’s lawyer took the stand that Ji Zinda Hai will record his statement in court. The court inquired that you will include them in the investigation? The investigating officer said that yes he is part of the investigation, the accused has to be further questioned about the records received from the US intelligence. The investigating officer also presented the receipt of 3 thousand dollars in the court.
The court asked the accused that did you receive this 3 thousand dollars? Accused Saram Birni replied that I don’t know, the court said that you are the chairman and you don’t know? The accused said that the money must have been taken by the trust. The investigation officer said that so far the cases of 3 children have been investigated while 20 more cases are to be investigated.
Lawyer Safai Amir Nawaz Waraich said that Saram Barni should not be remanded, if physical remand is given, Saram Barni will be tortured. Read the receipt that has been presented, what is written on it. Got a word to sell? The family has been contacted, they have said that the girl was given to them by themselves. The accused said that I have evidence in the mobile. I told the FA that I am out of the country and will come back and answer.
The court asked the accused that you did not know that the girl’s parents were alive? Why did you lie when you knew that the girl’s father was there? The accused said that I did not know. Lawyer Safai Amir Nawaz Waraich said that someone else gave this girl to the trust.
The court told the investigating officer that you have to record the statement of the accused, on which the officer said yes, of course you have to record the statement. The court ordered the FIA to record the statement of the accused in the chamber itself. The court remarked that the statement of the accused should be recorded in my chamber in front of his lawyers. The court rejected the FIA’s request to extend the physical remand of the accused Saram Birni. The court sent the accused Saram to jail on judicial remand. The court remarked that the bail application of the accused will be heard on Monday, June 10. Accused Saram Birni said in the conversation after the hearing that Pakistan is defamed by the one who is accusing me. All the allegations made by the FIA are false. Whatever I have done to improve the future of children, my crime was that I am the head of the institution, there is no fault of any employee of the institution.
