LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at cantonment courts on Saturday denied Sarwar Road police further physical remand of the husband of TV show host Ayesha Jahanzeb in a case of physical and mental torture.

The police produced Haris Ali, the suspect, before the magistrate on expiry of his three-day physical remand.

The investigating officer said further custody of the suspect was required to complete the investigation.

A lawyer for the suspect opposed the remand request and asked the magistrate to discharge his client in the case.

The magistrate turned down the police request for further physical remand and sent the suspect to jail on judicial remand.

In the FIR, the TV host alleged that her husband turned abusive a few months after their marriage in 2015, but she tolerated his behaviour only to keep her marriage intact.

She said Haris kept on treating her harshly even in front of her minor daughters. She alleged that her husband badly thrashed her, pulling her hair and kicking her a few days back.

On Wednesday, she alleged her armed husband again subjected her to severe torture on the main gate of her residence in the presence of neighbours, besides abusing her.

Published in Dawn, July 14th, 2024