Blackmailing female doctors: LHC allows YDA plea seeking transfer of suspect's trial

The Lahore High Court Chief Justice here on Wednesday allowed an application of Young Doctors Association seeking transfer of trial of a suspect involved in blackmailing female doctors through Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networking accounts.
Association's leader Salman Kazmi had filed the petition showing distrust on the judge of an anti-terrorism court seized with the trial.
The petitioner through counsel argued that the court had been holding the trial in a discriminatory manner that would benefit the suspect.
He said the trial court despite repeated requests had not summoned the case property (laptop, mobile phone card etc) recovered from the custody of the suspect. The lawyer asked the court to shift the trial from the court of ATC judge Chaudhry Azam to some other judge.
A deputy prosecutor told the court that the trial court judge was also not willing to further conduct the trial.
At this, Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah allowed the petition for transfer of case.
The association's leader alleged that suspect Abdul Wahab Alvi used to blackmail female doctors through their social networking websites' accounts.