Feroz Khan, Islamabad- A court in Kallar Syedan has dismissed the pre-arrest bail applications of three accused in the Muhammad Faizan madrassa death case, with all three reportedly fleeing the court premises after the decision.
According to local reporting published on 13 September, Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Jahangir Gondal rejected the applications of Muhammad Sharif, Imran and Asim Sharif after hearing arguments from the complainant’s lawyer.
Police reportedly pursued the three and raided several locations but had not arrested them at the time of that report. Three other accused in the case were reported to be in judicial custody.
The decision marks a further development in the investigation into Faizan’s death following an alleged beating at a religious seminary in Nalla Muslimana. His father accuses the teacher entrusted with his care of assaulting him and others connected to the institution of concealing the incident and delaying proper medical treatment.
Court Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail
The three applications were heard by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Jahangir Gondal in Kallar Syedan.
The local account says the court accepted arguments presented by the complainant’s counsel and dismissed all three applications. BPI News has not reviewed the written court order, and the detailed reasons for the decision have not been established for this report.
The same account alleges that Muhammad Sharif, Imran and Asim Sharif escaped from the court premises before they could be taken into custody. It describes police pursuing them and conducting subsequent raids without making an arrest.
The rejection of pre-arrest bail does not determine guilt. The allegations against each accused remain to be established through the legal proceedings.
The Case Behind the Decision
Faizan, a young pupil from Bhakkar, had been taken to the Mohi-ul-Islam Sadiqiya seminary in Nalla Muslimana by Qari Sanaullah Chishti.
BPI News has seen the FIR registered at Kallar Syedan police station on 25 August. In it, Faizan’s father, Muhammad Sultan, says Sanaullah approached him approximately three months earlier and offered to take his son to the madrassa.
According to Sultan’s statement, the teacher assured him that Faizan would receive food, accommodation and religious education. Sultan agreed, and Sanaullah subsequently helped arrange telephone contact between father and son.
On 24 August, according to the FIR, Sanaullah called Sultan at around 4.30pm and said Faizan was ill. He asked him to come to District Headquarters Hospital in Rawalpindi.
Sultan contacted relatives in Rawalpindi. His account records that, when his cousin Yaqoob reached the hospital, he learnt that Faizan had been brought there dead.
Relatives accompanied the body back to Bhakkar with Sanaullah.
What the Father Alleges
Sultan told police that the family discovered welts and other marks on Faizan’s body while preparing him for burial.
According to his statement, he later questioned Sanaullah by telephone. The teacher allegedly said he had beaten Faizan for failing to memorise his lessons and that the child’s condition had deteriorated afterwards.
That alleged admission is recorded through the father’s account to police.
The FIR also describes an alleged chain of communication involving people connected to different branches of the seminary network.
Sultan said Sanaullah told him he had contacted Hamza Tayyab, the Nalla Muslimana institution’s in-charge, who would inform administrator Asim Sharif.
The father’s statement alleges that instructions were subsequently relayed to contact Imran, the in-charge of the Sir Suba Shah branch. Imran allegedly took Faizan and Sanaullah to Ghulam Mujtaba, identified as the in-charge of the Balyam branch in Gujar Khan, where arrangements were made to look after the child.
Sultan alleges that those involved knowingly concealed the incident and delayed appropriate medical care, contributing to his son’s death.
The latest bail report names Muhammad Sharif among the three applicants. It does not explain the precise allegation against him or when he became an accused in the proceedings.
Medical Findings and Earlier Arrests
After the family raised the alarm, Faizan’s body was returned to Kallar Syedan for a post-mortem examination at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.
A police statement described multiple marks of severe physical assault. Subsequent reporting, citing a senior police officer familiar with the investigation and a family member, said the examination found multiple fractures in one arm and marks of severe beating elsewhere.
BPI News has not reviewed the signed post-mortem report. Those medical details remain findings reported by the officer and relative.
Earlier reporting alleged a delay of approximately a week during which Faizan was taken to private practitioners before reaching the Rawalpindi hospital. A complete sequence of consultations and treatment has not been established in the material reviewed by BPI News.
Sanaullah’s arrest in Bhakkar and transfer to Kallar Syedan were reported on 1 September. Rawalpindi City Police Officer Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera reportedly formed special teams to locate him and directed investigators to examine all aspects of the case.
The latest account says three accused are now in judicial custody, but does not identify them individually.
What Haji Sharif Previously Said
Before this latest court development, Haji Muhammad Sharif gave an interview to journalist Abrar Qureshi about Faizan’s death and the response of the seminary management.
BPI News reviewed that interview and added English subtitles.
Sharif said he was in Britain when the alleged beating occurred and learnt about it after returning to Pakistan on 22 August, two days before Faizan’s reported death.
He acknowledged that management had not informed him while he was abroad, but said he had not understood the seriousness of the injuries. He maintained that he had not seen Faizan and had been given the impression that the marks were relatively minor.
Sharif also acknowledged that his son Asim had been told about the incident. He said Asim asked people closer to the location to investigate.
Asked whether he had dismissed anyone for failing to inform him, Sharif said he had not. He condemned the beating but disputed allegations of deliberate wrongdoing by management.
On medical care, Sharif said a doctor advised taking Faizan to Rawalpindi. He alleged that Sanaullah insisted on taking the child himself and later switched off his telephone.
That account differs from the father’s allegation that several people knowingly concealed the incident and delayed proper care.
During the interview, Sharif said his own name was not in the FIR, while acknowledging that his son was named. The latest report identifies an accused named Muhammad Sharif, but does not provide sufficient identifying information to independently confirm whether this is Haji Muhammad Sharif or explain any subsequent change in his legal position.
Police efforts to arrest the three men whose applications were dismissed were reportedly continuing when the latest account was published.
