ISLAMABAD: Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Hafeez on Monday handed over the accused Omar Hayat, arrested in the TikTok Sana Yousuf murder case, to the police on a four-day physical remand after the identification parade was completed and directed to submit the report to the court after conducting the medical examination of the accused.

After the identification parade, the accused Omar Hayat was presented in the court and the prosecution was informed that the accused has been identified by the mother and aunt of the victim.

The police requested a 7-day physical remand from the accused for the recovery.

Published in Dawn, June 17th, 2025

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