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Karachi court acquits alleged drug baroness Anmol alias Pinky in two more cases

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On Friday, a Karachi sessions court acquitted Anmol alias Pinky in two narcotics cases after she filed applications under Section 265-K of the Code of Criminal Procedure for acquittal due to lack of evidence. The first case was registered with the Counter-Terrorism Department in 2018 and the second at the Gizri police station in 2021. Anmol appeared via video link, and the court ordered her release if not required in other cases.

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A Karachi sessions court on Friday acquitted Anmol alias Pinky, an alleged drug baroness, in two narcotics cases. The first case was registered with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in 2018 and the second at the Gizri police station in 2021. Anmol had filed applications under Section 265-K of the Code of Criminal Procedure for her acquittal, citing a lack of evidence. The court ordered her release if she was not required in any other case. Her brother, Nasir, was previously acquitted in the 2018 case. Anmol’s arrest came to light in May when she appeared before another Karachi court, connected with two cases involving drug possession and an unlicensed weapon at the Garden police station.

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CTD Gizri KARACHI Section 265-K the Counter-Terrorism Department

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KARACHI GPE · 5× Anmol PERSON · 4× Gizri GPE · 2× CTD ORG · 1× Nasir PERSON · 1× Pinky PERSON · 1× the Counter-Terrorism Department ORG · 1×

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The first case was registered with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in 2018 while the second case was registered at the Gizri police station in 2021. Anmol, who had been declared a proclaimed offender in both drug cases, had filed separate applications Section 265-K (power of Court to acquit accused at any stage) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for her acquittal.

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🔮 Anmol’s arrest came to light in May when she appeared before a Karachi court.

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Karachi court acquits alleged drug baroness Anmol alias Pinky in two more cases · assertive framing

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A sessions court in Karachi on Friday acquitted alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky in two narcotics cases. asserted

court → acquit → cases

who → register → acquittal

She appeared before the South additional and sessions judge via a video link at the hearing of her applications today, and the court acquitted her, citing a lack of evidence in both cases. asserted

court → appear → cases

The court ordered her release from jail if she was not required in any other case. asserted

she → order → case

Her brother, Nasir, has already been acquitted in the 2018 case. asserted

brother → acquit → case

In August, a sessions court had acquitted Anmol in three narcotics cases registered at Karachi’s Gizri police station. asserted

court → acquit → station

Anmol’s arrest came to light in May when she appeared before a Karachi court. uncertain

she → come → court

The arrest was made in connection with two cases, pertaining to the possession of drugs and an unlicensed weapon, registered at Karachi’s Garden police station. asserted

arrest → make → station

The incident gained attention when a video of her being escorted to court without handcuffs went viral on social media. asserted

her → gain → media