A forensic report of the
firing incident at J
ustice Ijazul Ahsan’s residence has revealed that the jud
geR17;s residence was not the target of the
firing, it emerged on Tuesday.
On April 15,
two separate
firing incidents were reported at the Lahore residence of Supreme Court judge J
ustice Ijazul Ahsan.
According to reports, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the incident received the forensic report on Tuesday, which said two bullets landed in the house following aerial
firing. The bullets found at J
ustice Ahsan’s house were fired using a 9mm pistol, forensic sources said, adding that a 9mm pistol cannot effectively target at a 50m-range.
The bullet from the 9mm pistol can only reach a distance up to 2.5 kilometres. The aerial
firing was conducted at night before the bullets were found, sources added.
The law enforcement agencies had interrogated several individuals in Liaquataba
d regarding the aerial
firing, police sources said. The JIT probing into the
firing incident had also viewed the footage of cameras installed in the vicinity of the jud
geR17;s house.
Authorities said that the police had seized the pistol used in aerial
firing and sent it to the forensic laboratory.
Published in Daily Times, May 23rd 2018.
