INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Abid Boxer gets bail in murder, robbery cases LAHORE: An Additional Session Judge on Friday granted bail to
former police officer Abid Boxer in 10 cases, according to Geo News.Th TV channel reported that the former police officer was presented
before Judge Rehmat Ali amid tight security.The bail was granted against the surety bonds of Rs1 million
He was bailed out in cases related to murder and robbery filed against him at various police stations across the province
Abid Boxer had been shifted to Pakistan since February this year and is in the custody of authorities.Earlier this year, media reports
surfaced that former police inspector Boxer had been arrested in February in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in connection with a fraud case
and brought back to Pakistan with the help of Interpol
He was wanted in over a dozen cases of murder, attempted murder, land-grabbing and others in Punjab.In March, the Federal Investigation
Agency (FIA) and Punjab police, however, denied these reports, and told the court Boxer had yet to be extradited to Pakistan
The director FIA had reiterated the Interior Ministry's claim in the LHC during hearing of a petition filed by Boxer's father-in-law seeking
protection for his son-in-law that no agency had brought Boxer back to Pakistan.As hearing commenced on Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General
Syed Zafar Abbas Gilani told the court that the former police officer had been shifted to Pakistan from Dubai in February and is in custody
of authorities concerned for interrogation.On it, Justice Anwarul Haq directed the relevant authorities to produce Boxer before the court on
cases had been registered against his son-in-law on the basis of political victimisation and has sought protection for Boxer
He is afraid that his son-in-law will be killed in a fake encounter.
