Pak chief justice finds alcohol bottles in ex-minister Memon's hospital room

Press Trust of India  |  Islamabad 

Bottles of alcohol were found in the hospital room of an incarcerated former Peoples Party in on Saturday.

Nisar said while inspecting the hospital, he went to Sharjeel Inam Memon's room and found the alcohol bottles.

Former Memon, being probed for alleged corruption, was shifted from a jail in to the hospital for treatment for a heart ailment.

"When Sharjeel Memon was asked (about the liquor), he said they (bottles) were not his," Justice Nisar said later at the Supreme Court's registry.

Following the findings, police and jail officials rushed to the hospital and shifted Memon to the jail and sealed his room.

told reporters that police have taken custody of the material seized from the room.

The seized items have been sent to a laboratory for forensic tests, the said.

"Nobody will be spared and those responsible will be dealt with according to the law," he said.

Police have also arrested Memon's and one of his servants.

The told reporters that as far as he knew, the bottles found in Memon's room contained and honey.

Justice Nisar, who reportedly photographed the alcohol bottles, also warned of consequences to those who broke the law.

Memon is accused of embezzling around Rs 6 billion while heading the Information Ministry.

Nisar also visited the (JPMC) and of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) where and Anwar Majeed, accused in the money laundering case, are admitted.

He examined various items in their rooms and also confiscated some records from Majeed's room.

Both Lawai and Majeed are considered close to former Asif Ali Zardari, who is also being probed in the same case.

Alcohol is banned in but it is believed that certain sections have access to liquor.

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First Published: Sat, September 01 2018. 16:50 IST