KARACHI: A Karachi court on Wednesday approved the police charge sheet in the case against alleged drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky, dropping the murder charge and converting it into manslaughter after forensic findings indicated that the victim died from drug intoxication.
The investigating officer (IO) submitted the final challan before the Judicial Magistrate (South), recommending that the charge under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), which deals with murder, be replaced with Section 322 (Qatl-bis-Sabab), relating to manslaughter.
The court accepted the police recommendation after reviewing the investigation and forensic evidence.
According to police, the decision was based on a chemical examination report prepared by Karachi University, which concluded that the unidentified man died due to the effects of drug intoxication rather than intentional homicide.
The case was originally registered by Baghdadi Police after the body of an unidentified man was discovered on a footpath in Karachi. During the investigation, officers allegedly recovered a small box bearing the name Anmol alias Pinky from the deceased’s pocket.
Based on that discovery, police registered a murder case approximately one month after the body was recovered and launched an investigation into the alleged narcotics supplier.
Despite the investigation, authorities have not yet been able to establish the identity of the deceased.
Under Section 322 of the Pakistan Penal Code, a conviction could result in the payment of diyat (blood money) to the victim’s legal heirs instead of a prison sentence, depending on the court’s final ruling.
Anmol alias Pinky was arrested during an intelligence-based operation in May 2026. Law enforcement agencies described her as one of Pakistan’s most wanted alleged drug traffickers, claiming she was involved in the production and distribution of high-grade cocaine across Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.
Police say investigations into the wider narcotics network linked to the accused are continuing, while the manslaughter case will now proceed under the revised charges.
