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Karachi court acquits Anmol alias Pinky in three d…

KARACHI: An Additional District and Sessions Court in Karachi has acquitted Anmol alias Pinky in three drug cases registered at Gizri Police Station.

The court announced the decision on Thursday after hearing arguments from the defence.

Pinky was arrested by Karachi police in May during a joint operation with a civil agency at an apartment in the Garden area.

Police had accused her of operating an organised narcotics supply network in Karachi. Investigators alleged that the network was involved in processing and distributing cocaine and had links with other major cities, including Lahore and Islamabad.

According to police, the three cases against Pinky were registered at Gizri Police Station in 2020, 2021 and 2022. She had remained a fugitive in the cases before her arrest.

During Thursday’s hearing, Pinky’s defence counsel argued that two other accused persons in the cases had already been acquitted.

The lawyer told the court that co-accused Ali and Fehmida were acquitted in 2024. He argued that Pinky had subsequently been implicated on the basis of statements attributed to the acquitted co-accused.

The defence maintained that after the acquittal of the two co-accused, there was insufficient legal basis to convict Pinky in the cases.

The court accepted the defence arguments and acquitted her in all three cases.

Before her acquittal, investigators had made several allegations about Pinky’s alleged role in the narcotics trade.

Police claimed she supplied drugs to customers in affluent areas of Karachi, including DHA and Clifton. Investigators also alleged that she personally prepared cocaine and used female riders and online platforms to facilitate deliveries.

Police further claimed that her alleged network extended beyond Karachi to cities including Lahore and Islamabad.

During interrogation, investigators attributed statements to Pinky regarding the quality and sale of cocaine. Police alleged that two categories of cocaine were being sold through the network at different prices.

Pinky, however, made separate allegations during interrogation. She claimed she was being pressured to name politicians and members of the entertainment industry.

She also alleged that she had been subjected to physical mistreatment during questioning and accused an investigation officer of threatening her.

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