Alleged drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky accuses police of illegal detention, torture and forced statements 

Karachi (Web Desk): Anmol alias Pinky, the woman accused of operating a major drug trafficking network, appeared before a Karachi court where she levelled serious allegations against police, claiming she was tortured, illegally detained for weeks, falsely implicated in narcotics cases, and pressured into naming other individuals.

The accused was produced before the South judicial magistrate after the expiry of her previous physical remand in a case registered at Baghdadi police station.

During the hearing, investigators requested additional custody, maintaining that the inquiry was still incomplete and further interrogation was required. Defence lawyers strongly resisted the plea and argued that the accused should instead be sent to jail.

Speaking before the court, Pinky claimed that six police officials had taken her into custody from Lahore and kept her confined for nearly 15 days before transferring her to Karachi. She told the magistrate that she had effectively remained in detention for around 22 to 23 days.

When questioned by the court about why she had not objected while being taken away, the accused replied, “I was being tortured.”

She also alleged that her former husband played a role in her arrest. In response to the magistrate’s query about his motive, Pinky stated that she had separated from him around three months earlier after leaving him.

In a separate appearance linked to a District Central case, the accused repeated claims of mistreatment, alleging that she was blindfolded, assaulted, and kept at a house where police officials allegedly forced her to give statements against others. She insisted that narcotics were planted on her and maintained that the cases against her were fabricated.
Pinky further accused investigators of threatening her family members in an attempt to pressure her into compliance during interrogation.

The proceedings also exposed the court’s frustration over the investigation process. When the Judicial Magistrate South asked the investigating officer about the original remand order, the officer replied that the document was lying inside a police mobile. The response irritated the judge, who criticised the manner in which the investigation was being handled.

Police informed the court that the investigation had uncovered financial transactions amounting to millions of rupees. According to the investigating officer, the accused’s national identity card had been blocked, while several mobile phone numbers were allegedly acquired using the identities of unsuspecting individuals.

Investigators also told the court that two co-accused, identified as Zeeshan and Sohail, had already been arrested and would be presented before the magistrate. Police alleged that both suspects managed EasyPaisa outlets and handled large-scale financial transactions linked to Anmol’s alleged operations. Another suspect, Qamar, was said to be absconding.

During the hearing, investigators painted Anmol as a seasoned and “highly cunning” drug trafficker who had allegedly been operating an organised criminal network for more than 15 years. Police claimed she used multiple identities, forged documents, and maintained connections across different regions. Investigators further alleged that a mobile phone recovered during the probe contained nearly 800 contacts connected to suspected illegal activities, including possible foreign links.

The defence team rejected the allegations outright, describing the cases as politically motivated and entirely fabricated. Defence counsel also argued that Anmol had not been produced before the court on the scheduled date of May 15 and claimed she had been shifted between different undisclosed locations during her detention.

Dramatic scenes unfolded inside the court premises when women police personnel attempted to cover the accused’s face before the media. Pinky repeatedly removed the cloth and tried to speak during the proceedings. As she was escorted away, she shouted at officers, saying, “I can’t breathe, don’t put a cloth over my face.”

After hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence, the court reserved its decision on the police request seeking an extension in the physical remand of the accused and her co-suspects.