ATC grants transit bail to alleged land grabber Mansha Bomb

ISLAMABAD: A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday granted a one-day transit bail to alleged land grabber Mansha Bomb. 

The Islamabad police shifted Mansha amid tight security from the Secretariat Police to the court's premises.

ATC Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi was hearing the case.

After he was presented before the judge, the accused man requested the court to wait for his legal counsel. Judge Zaidi accepted the request and took a recess. Personnel of the Islamabad police remained in the courtroom. 

Later, the alleged land grabber told the judge that he feared that the police would kill him. 

Granting a one-day transit bail to the accused, the court ordered authorities to present Mansha before a court in Lahore on October 17 (tomorrow). 

Mansha and his sons are accused of illegally grabbing land in Lahore's Johar Town vicinity. 

The man was arrested on October 15 from the Supreme Court premises. He had surrendered himself to the apex court and demanded to meet the chief justice. 

Last month, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar had ordered the immediate arrest of Mansha, however, the authorities had failed to fulfil the court's orders. At least 70 cases are registered against the alleged land grabber, according to the Punjab police.

Mansha has claimed that he has not grabbed land illegally. He has said that he possesses documentary evidence to prove that the land he owns belongs to his father.

The man has alleged that 'false cases' were created against him by former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif after his son contested the election on a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ticket.