KARACHI, September 7, 2026: An influential woman accused of assaulting a brother and sister in Karachi’s Defence area has approached the sessions court for bail, ARY News reported.
The court granted Maryam Ali Raza one-week interim bail, her lawyer Rehman Korai said.
According to police, Maryam Ali Raza, along with her son, daughter and police personnel, assaulted the woman and her brother.
Police further alleged that the accused and her accomplices threatened the siblings after the assault.
The case was heard by the Sessions Court South, where Maryam Ali Raza sought bail in the case.
Earlier, police personnel recorded their statements before an inquiry committee formed by the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi to investigate the clash between women in Defence.
The inquiry committee recorded statements of all police personnel seen in the CCTV footage of the incident. The officers seen in the footage were identified and called for questioning.
Former Darakhshan Station House Officer (SHO) Rashid Ali and the investigation officer of the case also recorded their statements before the committee.
The complainant and family members nominated in the case did not appear before the inquiry committee. They had assured the committee that they would appear at 6:30pm.
Lawyers representing both sides reached the office of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South, according to sources.
The inquiry committee also questioned police personnel at the DIG South office about their presence and actions during the incident.
The committee asked officers posted in Korangi district why they were present at the scene when the incident occurred. Police personnel were also questioned about when the fight started and when they reached the spot.
The committee asked why a plainclothes police official broke the CCTV camera and which officer had sent the other personnel seen in the footage to the scene.
Former SHO Darakhshan Rashid Ali was questioned about the registration of the case, including whether the incident had been investigated before the FIR was registered.
The investigation officer was asked how long after the fight the relevant police team reached the scene and what had emerged in the investigation from the registration of the case until now.
The committee also questioned whether the allegations had been established during the investigation and under which officer the personnel seen in the video were posted.
The inquiry committee further asked the police personnel which officer the women involved in the violence were related to.
