A judicial magistrate on Monday denied post-arrest bail to Natasha Danish, the driver involved in the Karsaz accident, after her medical report indicated she was under the influence of methamphetamine (crystal meth).
The accident occurred on August 19 when Danish, driving a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser, collided with three motorcycles and another car on Karsaz Road. The crash resulted in the deaths of sixty-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter Amna, with three others injured. Danish was subsequently arrested and charged with manslaughter.
The police, acting on the request of the victims’ counsel, revealed that Danish’s medical report confirmed she was under the influence of crystal meth. As a result, a separate first information report (FIR) was filed against her under Section 11 of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (PEHO) of 1979.
Although Danish was granted bail last week following the victims’ family’s decision to pardon her, a separate bail application for the drug case was filed in the judicial court. The defense argued that the blood and urine samples from Danish had been manipulated, a claim which was disputed by the state prosecutor.
Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Raza Ansari ruled against granting bail, stating that the defense’s claim of sample manipulation was unfounded and that the objections raised by the suspect’s family were legally invalid. The court also noted that granting bail could negatively impact societal norms.
The decision has been challenged before Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Shahid Ali Memon.
