Case Update Status

Accuser Tahir Sandhu is on pre-arrest bail till April 28, 2023. (April 18, 2023)

Summary of Case

"Raja Israr, reporter of Daily Tameel was threatened by the local contractor of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) in Islamabad for taking instances of installing transformers in housing societies on April 4, 2023. Raja registered the case at Kohsar police station, and an FIR was registered on April 4, 2023. Raja Israr, the crime reporter of the daily Tameel, informed PPF that he was covering a story on IESCO. when he first asked questions about the IESCO's local contractor Tahir Sandhu regarding the supply of transformers to the housing societies, he ignored the questions. He called Israr and threatened him to interrogate the matter of the transformer. “They threatened me for asking questions related to transforming transformers into housing societies. I also asked him for the approval of these installations, to which he did not respond at first. Then he called me and gave serious life threats on call and voice notes, which he deleted later,” Israr added. “Even police registered my case after three to five days, and they did not even register the complete FIR”, Israr added. Tariq Ali Virk, general secretary of the Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists, told PPF that the matter was related to journalism as Israr was threatened due to the interrogation on the corruption of CDA in Islamabad. “RIUJ has strongly condemned the threats, and police are also looking into the matter”, Virk added. Raja Israr, a local correspondent in Islamabad, told PPF that he is busy right now, and for his matter, it will be better to contact Saeed, the legal advisor of the National press club. Shakeela Jaleel, joint secretary and in charge of the National Press Club, told PPF she was unaware of the details; however, the case happened with Raja Israr in Islamabad. ""Raja Ateeq-ur-Rehman, the editor of the daily Tameel, has informed PPF that Raja did cover a story on the illegal installation of transformers. As an editor, Ateeq instructed him to do this story directly related to journalism. -Sajjad Anjum, an Investigation officer of Kohsar police station, told PPF that police had called Tahir Sandhu to a police station. Still, he did not come down and showed up late at the police station, and he registered his stance that Raja Israr was asking for the deal/money for the news stories on rejecting the deal; Raja wrote the complaint at the police station. After this Investigation officer is on leave, he will resume the investigations on Thursday, April 13, 2023."""

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011- Assault

ICCS Class: 020112- Minor assault

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

No media reports available.

Date of incident

4

Month

April

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Raja Israr

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

Daily Tameel

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the local contractor of Islamabad Electric Supply Company.

City

Islamabad

Province

Capital territory

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

40

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: Yes

Date of FIR:

FIR Details: FIR number: 288/23

Police station of FIR: Kohsar police station.

Name of complainant: Raja Israr Hussain

Name of accused in FIR: Tahir Sandhu.

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case is not in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case is not in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case is not in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

" Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists General Secretary Tariq Ali Virk told PPF that the matter was related to journalism as Israr was threatened due to the interrogation on the corruption of CDA in Islamabad. “RIUJ has strongly condemned the threats, and police are also looking into the matter”, Virk added."

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

"Raja Ateeq-ur-Rehman, the editor of the daily Tameel, has informed PPF that Raja did cover a story on the illegal installation of transformers. As an editor, Ateeq instructed him to do this story directly related to journalism.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Joint Secretary and in charge of National Press Club Shakeela Jaleel told PPF she was unaware of the details; however, the case happened with Raja Israr in Islamabad.

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A