The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge South heard the alleged Rs 8.5 billion corruption case in the Yellow Line BRT project, where former project director Zameer Abbasi was produced before the court._x000D_
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After hearing the arguments of the parties, the court handed over the accused to the anti-corruption authorities on a 4-day physical remand and ordered him to be produced again on July 1._x000D_
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During the hearing, the court asked the investigating officer whether the accused’s statement had been made part of the record or not, to which the investigating officer said that the accused’s statement had not been made part of the record at present. The court further asked what further steps were required for the investigation and why the physical remand was required. The investigating officer took the stand that the required details could not be obtained due to the Muharram holidays._x000D_
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During the hearing, the accused Zameer Abbasi told the court that he did not understand why his family’s bank accounts and other details were being sought. He said that his mobile phone and other items are also with the investigating authorities._x000D_
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The accused also claimed that the consultant of this project is close to a federal minister. Zameer Abbasi said, “Did I run away with the cash?†He added that if the investigation is not completed, will he be kept in detention continuously?_x000D_
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The accused’s lawyer told the court that new agreements were signed with the relevant contractors and all the conditions in them were the same as before. At this point, the court asked the accused whether he was subjected to any kind of physical violence, to which Zameer Abbasi replied that he was not making any such allegations._x000D_
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At the end of the hearing, the court made the supplementary challan part of the record and handed over Zameer Abbasi to the anti-corruption authorities on 4-day physical remand. The court also asked the accused to be produced again on July 1 and a progress report from the investigating officer.
