ABBOTTABAD, July 1: The special judge of the anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday awarded seven days’ judicial remand of Sardar Moazam, accused in the murder of Dr Bilal Farooq of Ayub Medical College on June 17.

The police had arrested Sardar Moazam a few days back when he was returning from Battagram after getting interim bail from the district and sessions judge there on Thursday.

He was granted bail before arrest in the murder case as per the FIR lodged with Mirpur police, on June 17 under sections 302/34 and 107.

On the pressing demand of the protesters, another case was registered under the Anti-terrorism Act, in which the Abbottabad police arrested the accused and produced him before the anti-terrorism court judge, Shah Jehan Khan Akhoonzada. The judge had initially granted police remand of the accused for four days and he was produced by the police after the remand expired on Tuesday.

In the court, the accused denied his involvement in the murder and complained that the police had treated him harshly.

The judge, after hearing the complaint, told those present to leave the courtroom, listened to the accused in private and sent him in judicial remand.

He ordered production of the accused on July 8 with the complete charge sheet.