Shamim, Syed confess to crime in Imran Farooq murder

ISLAMABAD: The two key-accused in the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr. Imran Farooq confessed to their crime. Khalid Shamim and Mohsin Ali Syed, recorded their confessional statements before the Magistrate, Captain (Retd.) Shoaib.

According to sources, Khalid Shamim, in his statement told the Magistrate about his links with the MQM and that he received orders for killing Imran Farooq from MQM leader Muhammad Anwar in London. “Then I passed on the order to murder Imran Farooq to others,” he added.

The second accused Mohsin Ali Syed also confessed to his direct involvement in the murder of the slain MQM leader.

Mohsin said in his statement that he grabbed Imran Farooq from behind while Kashif Khan Kamran stabbed him multiple times from the front. In order to make Imran Farooq’s death certain, Kashif also hit him with a brick several times.

He said the plan to execute Imran Farooq was made at a hostel of a London university. The murder plan was finalized after thorough monitoringof Imran Farooq’s daily movements and schedules.

The main accused Moazzam Ali is still unwilling to record his statement.

Earlier, the Magistrate asked Khalid Shamim if he was giving this statement under pressure and the latter replied in the negative.

Khalid Shamim took approximatelythree hours to record his statement inside the Magistrate’s room while Mohsin Ali’s statement was recorded in one and a half hour.

Dr Imran Farooq was murdered in a knife and brick attack near his residence in London on September 16, 2010.