Islamabad police arrested fifth suspect in husband and wife assault

Islamabad: After arresting four suspects for abusing a couple, Islamabad police said on Friday that the fifth suspect, Bilal Marwat, has been arrested.

A few hours after the senior police in the capital briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the matter, the arrest occurred.

Islamabad Police Chief (IGP) Qazi Jamiru Rahman told the Prime Minister that he is personally supervising the case.

In a statement, the prime minister’s office said that the senior police had notified the prime minister that he was monitoring the matter to establish a strong case and convict the suspect.

The Prime Minister’s Office stated that the IGP stated that the police are “using all available resources and scientific methods” to collect evidence against the suspects, adding that he also informed the Prime Minister of the security situation in the capital.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister noted the incident and instructed the IGP to use all the energy of the police to bring all persons involved in the case to justice and share a report with the Prime Minister’s Office.

The main defendant Usman Mirza and his two accomplices, Hafizur Rehman and Farhan Shaheen Awan, were arrested by the police on Wednesday following a video of the couple being assaulted. This sparked outrage on social media. #ArrestUsmanMirza appeared on Twitter as one of the most popular trends. One.

According to the latest news released by the Islamabad police on its Twitter, the fourth defendant designated by the FIR was arrested yesterday.

In this disturbing video, Mirza can be seen violently assaulting and harassing the young couple in a room full of other men. Old videos showing his weapons were later exposed.

When someone tried to stop him, Mirza threatened the young men and women. He is a real estate agent.

The court allowed three suspects to be detained for 4 days awaiting trial

Earlier today, a magistrate in Islamabad approved the detention of the three suspects for another four days. They allegedly participated in the torture and extortion of the couple after recording a disturbing video.

The Golra Police Department took the three suspects Usman Mirza, Atta Ur Rehman and Farhan to the court of Magistrate Waqar Gondal.

During the hearing, the police asked the court to approve the further remand of the suspect because they had to take back the gadgets used in the crime.

However, the suspect’s lawyer opposed the physical remand request and took the position that the police also requested a 7-day remand at the last hearing.

They said that the court must look at police records rather than social media content, adding that cell phones and weapons have been found from the main suspect.

The defense lawyer said that at this time, the video was the only record available.

Lawyers for Rehman and Farhan said they have been preventing the main suspect from committing crimes.

The lawyer said that the incident was very shameful, but the two accomplices were not involved.

The prosecutor’s position is that the case falls under section 354A.

He asked the court to give the suspect the maximum possible remand in order to retrieve other mobile phones and all videos related to the incident for investigation.

Upon questioning by the judge, investigators said that he had applied for the location of the suspect at the time of the case.

The defense lawyer stated that the police should retrieve the material from the main suspect, but the other two should be sent to judicial remand.

The prosecutor said that in such a large criminal case, two days’ remand is not enough.

The court directed the FIA’s anti-cybercrime team to identify the person who uploaded the video on social media.

After hearing the opinions of the debate, the court allowed the police to detain the suspect for four days.

The Golra Police Department has registered these men under Section 341 (Punishment for improper restraint), 354A (Assault on a woman or use of criminal force and stripping her clothes), 506 (ii) (Punishment for criminal intimidation). ) And Article 509 of the Pakistan Penal Code (words, gestures or actions intended to insult women’s modesty), dawn Has been reported.

— Additional input from APP