ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) firebrand leader Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday in a case related to an audiotape in which he purportedly threatened authorities and the police against arresting party chairman Imran Khan.
In the audio, Gandapur had reportedly threatened to lay siege to Islamabad if the former prime minis-ter was arrested. A case related to the audio was registered against Gandapur at the Golra police sta-tion in the federal capital.
The PTI leader was arrested from Dera Ismail Khan on April 6. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sikandar Khan heard Gandapur’s bail petition today.
During the hearing, the investigation officer submitted a report and informed the court that the audi-otape, purportedly featuring Gandapur, was sent to the Cyber Crime Wing to determine its authentici-ty.
The forensic report would reveal whether the voice in the audiotape was Gandapur’s, he added.
The judge asked the investigation officer whether the manufacturer of the mobile phone and sim in use by the PTI leader had been determined, to which he replied that a request for data of call record-ings had been submitted.
The judge also asked what Gandapur’s stance on the audiotape was. The investigation officer replied that the PTI leader claimed it was fake.
Subsequently, the court granted Gandapur post-arrest bail and directed him to submit two surety bonds of Rs300,000 each. –Agencies
