An anti-corruption court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Pervez Elahi in the corruption cases filed against him.
After his appearance in the Gujranwala court, his bail has been granted till May 23.
The former Chief Minister of Punjab had submitted applications for interim bail in two different cases registered against him in Gujranwala and Gujarat.
The senior politician was booked in both cases for taking kickbacks in development schemes.
A day earlier, Elahi had been granted anticipatory bail by the Lahore High Court till May 4 and May 15 respectively in two cases.
The High Court granted his bail till May 15 in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), while another bail was granted till May 4 in the case filed on terrorism charges.
Elahi was also directed to approach the respective courts in both the cases.
LHC rejects Elahi’s plea against his arrest
On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court bench rejected the PTI leader’s plea to restrain the police from arresting him, after which he appeared before the court and obtained protective bail.
The court directed Punjab police chief and director general ACE to submit a report on the late night raid at Elahi’s Gulberg residence.
The court will hear the case again on May 8.
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Elahi alleged that Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi and ACE Additional Director General Waqas Hassan were responsible for the raid on his residence.
He also requested the court to restrain the police from arresting him, which was rejected. The petition was filed by Elahi’s son Rashikh on behalf of his father against the late night police raid on his house last week.
Hours after being rejected by the Lahore High Court, the police conducted another operation at Elahi’s residence in Gujarat.
Raid on Elahi’s residence
Kunjah House, the former chief minister’s residence in Gujarat, was briefly searched by the police, with the Anti-Corruption Department – which was involved in the Lahore raid – denying any involvement.
In a Friday night raid in Lahore, anti-corruption and police officials using an armored vehicle broke down the main gate of the PTI president’s Gulberg residence and arrested 19 people, mostly his employees, from the house. were
The former chief minister was also booked on terror charges for “attacking” the police during the late-night raid.
The federal government had dissociated itself from the police raid and restrained the provincial authorities from taking the initiative.
