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KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday sent the suspected murderer of journalist Athar Mateen to prison on 14-day judicial remand.
The police produced the suspect, Ashraf Bangalzai, before the court on the completion of his physical remand.
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The investigation officer (IO) of the case informed the judge that he has completed a probe into the murder case and that the suspect’s custody was no longer needed.
The court sent the suspect to prison and directed the police investigator to submit a challan (investigation report) within 14 days’ time.
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The suspect was arrested during a raid carried out near the Sindh-Balochistan border last month. The other suspect behind the murder was killed in a joint encounter by Qambar-Shahdadkot police and West Karachi police.
On February 18, unidentified armed men opened fire on a vehicle in Karachi’s Nazimabad area, killing Athar Mateen as he tried to foil a mugging bid. Mateen worked as a news producer with a private TV channel.