LAHORE, Apr 03 (NNI): After the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Lahore High Court (LHC) judges also received the same letters having threatening signs and suspicious powder inside.
According to the report on Wednesday, the LHC administration received the posted suspicious letters in the names of four judges including Justice Miss Alia Neelam and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan who were included in the LHC Administrative Committee.
The sources said when the staff opened these letters, there was powder and a threatening sign inside.
The LHC administration immediately informed the police high-up about the details of the threatening letters to the judges.
After getting information, DIG Operations Ali Nasir Rizvi along with the forensic experts’ team reached Lahore High Court. The forensic experts’ team has started an investigation to identify the nature of the powdery substance.
DIG Ali Nasir Rizvi said four LHC judges have also received suspicious letters. “Now the investigation is going on and it is being checked from other courts as well,” he said.
DIG said an employee of a private courier company has been detained {in connection with suspicious letters to the LHC judges}.
Earlier, eight judges of the Islamabad High Court reportedly received suspicious letters and the staff of two judges discovered a powdery substance upon opening it.
The sources stated that authorities are currently investigating the nature of the powder. Police experts are leading the investigation to determine its composition and potential hazards, the sources added.
In addition to the powdery substance, the letters were found to contain a threatening sign, court sources revealed.
The letters were allegedly signed by a woman named Resham, the wife of Waqar Hussain.
It has also been revealed that the woman who sent the letters to the Islamabad High Court judges did so without including an address.
A team of experts from the Islamabad Police swiftly arrived at the Islamabad High Court to investigate the matter further. They are currently engaged in examining the contents of the letters and determining the nature of the powder. NNI
