LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday extended for three days the physical remand of five suspects in the kidnap case of four young girls of Hanjarwal.
The police produced the suspects before the judge and stated that the offence of sexual assault under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code was included in the FIR as the medical report confirmed commission of rape with one of the girls.
The magistrate directed the investigation officer to submit a progress report on the investigation.
The police rescued the girls from captors in Sahiwal with the arrest of Qasim Ali, Shahzad and his wife, Naeem Shahzad, Asif and his wife, and Shaukat Ali.
Hanjarwal police had registered the FIR on the complaint of Irfan Ali, the father of two minor girls. He alleged her daughters along with the daughters of his neighbour were kidnapped.
REMAND CASE:A judicial magistrate on Wednesday remanded two suspects in the custody of CIA Model Town for their involvement in the murder of Mubashir Khokhar, brother of provincial minister Asad Khokhar.
Suspects Nazim and Umar Hayat were produced before the court.
The police sought 14-day remand of the suspects, however, the magistrate granted the remand for five days.
Published in Dawn, August 12th, 2021
