KARACHI: A court of judicial magistrate (central) on Saturday granted police a seven-day physical remand of alleged cocaine trafficker Anmol alias Pinki in one of the several cases registered against her.
At the outset of today’s hearing, the officials from the specialised investigation unit of the Karachi police told the court that a rider, Bilal, was arrested in 2025 for possessing drugs. During the investigation, the rider had told the police that he worked for Pinki.
The authorities requested the court to hand the suspect over to the SIU for further investigation in the case. Meanwhile, the magistrate granted the police a seven-day physical remand of the suspect.
Separately, the judicial magistrate (South) extended her physical remand for another two days in a murder case.
Earlier in the day, the suspect was produced before the court of the judicial magistrate after the completion of her three-day physical remand.
The investigating officer had requested further physical custody, arguing that additional time was needed to make progress in the investigation, while the defence counsel strongly opposed the plea.
Meanwhile, the local court granted judicial remand of the suspect in 13 other cases.
Anmol alias Pinky was reportedly arrested on May 12 from her apartment in Karachi’s Garden area during a joint raid by police and a civilian intelligence agency. However, the suspect denied the claim, alleging she was detained in Lahore 15 days before being shifted to Karachi.
The authorities said that weapons, cocaine, and other drugs worth around Rs1.5 million were recovered from her possession, adding that she was allegedly running a drug supply network in the port city.
Investigators told the court on May 13 that 1,540 grams of cocaine and 6,970 grams of raw material were seized during the arrest operation.
During today’s proceedings, the suspected drug queenpin told the court that she was picked up from Lahore by six police officials and kept in custody for around 15 days before being shifted to Karachi.
The court questioned why no protest was raised at the time when she was being taken into custody.
“I was being tortured,” Pinky replied.
She alleged that her former husband was behind her detention, prompting the court to ask why he would do so. Pinky responded that she had left him, adding that she had separated from him around three months ago.
The Judicial Magistrate South inquired from the investigating officer about the initial order.
The IO responded that it was available in the police mobile, which drew the court’s irritation, with the judge remarking that this was the standard of investigation being conducted.
The investigating officer informed that millions of rupees worth of financial transactions had been uncovered in the case. He told the court that the suspect’s national identity card had been blocked and that cellphone numbers had been obtained using the identities of innocent individuals.
The investigating officer further apprised the court that two additional suspects had already been arrested and would be produced before the court. The IO said that the network is yet to be arrested.
The defence counsel argued that the suspect was not produced on the scheduled date of May 15, saying that Anmol had been moved between different locations for nearly 22 days. The defence lawyer also alleged that the case proceedings were being mishandled.
Moreover, women police personnel attempted to cover the suspect’s face while presenting her in the court. However, Pinky removed the cover multiple times, attempting to speak during the proceedings.
As she was being taken into custody, the suspect raised her voice at police officials inside the court premises. She said, “I can’t breathe, don’t put a cloth over my face,” objecting to the face covering.
