Islamabad: Islamabad police claim to have found no evidence against the blasphemy accused Christian girl Rimsha Masih, 14, according to a revised charged sheet presented in court by the police.
The investigation proves the holy papers had also been burnt, but it was the cleric of a nearby mosque, Mohammad Khalid Chishti, who was guilty of tampering with evidence by adding holy pages into a shopping bag the girl had been carrying.
“We have also told the court that there are witnesses and evidence against the local imam for framing a false blasphemy case against Rimsha,” Investigating Officer Munir Jafri told AFP.
Judge Ghullam Abbas Shah has adjourned the hearing of the case till Monday (September 24) and will decide if the Imam should face trial in the next hearing.
Rao Abdur Rahim, the counsel for Rimsha’s neighbour Hammad Malik who had accused her along with Chishti, said he was not satisfied with the police report.
“This report is based on the bad intentions of the investigators and is made to prove Rimsha innocent. But, I will fight the case and make her face trial.”
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