Achi news desk-
ISLAMABAD: The mystery behind the threatening letters sent to the judges of the Supreme Court and various High Courts is about to be solved as the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) is tracking down the letter writer, according to CTD sources who have indicated progress significant in the investigation of the case after receiving a forensic report on the handwriting in the letters.
The sources further said that the investigation department has verified the letters written to the judges of the Supreme Court, Islamabad and Lahore High Courts. Sources revealed that according to the forensic report, the letters to the judges of the three courts were written by the one person.
The sources added that the letters addressed to the three courts were written by the same person in the names of Reshamm, Reshaman and Gulshad Khatun and were also sent through the same post office as in the forensic report.
“There is one mindset behind sending the threatening letters to the judges,” CTD sources said, adding that the arsenic found in the judges’ letters was also bought by the same person.
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CTD sources revealed that the department is very close to finding where the arsenic was purchased.
“NADRA is continuing the process of identifying the CCTV videos found near the post boxes,” the sources added.
Several judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, including Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, have been receiving letters containing suspected anthrax since April 2, a day after which the Supreme Court took suo motu notice on the allegations vs. Chief Justice Islamabad. Court and other judges
The first set of letters were sent to the IHC, whose recipients included the Chief Justice of the High Court among the court’s eight judges.
A police team made up of experts launched a thorough investigation to gather facts and trace the powder substance after eight IHC judges received “suspicious letters containing suspected anthrax powder with a threatening message”.
Thereafter, judges of the Lahore High Court and Supreme Court including Chief Justice Isa continued to receive threatening letters.
After the incident, the government nominated the CTD to investigate the matter and find the culprit behind the threats sent to the judges.
In view of the threatening development, the management of LHC has drawn up new SOPs with all the shipping companies and postmen regarding letters received and directed to have mandatory clearance of all types of letters and mails from the security room.
An officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) will carry out a security check of the letters before handing them over to the appropriate judges’ personnel officer.
