Polygraph tests for maid murder suspects

The police will urge the court to extend the physical remand of the suspects

RAWALPINDI: The police have decided to conduct polygraph tests of a couple who are charged with assaulting their eight-year-old housemaid, Zahra, to death.

Moreover, police also intend to conduct voice analysis tests for both suspects and samples have been recorded in this respect.

Rawat police officials said that they suspect that one of the suspects had allegedly sexually assaulted the minor before she died and that they are awaiting reports of DNA samples sent to the forensic laboratory in Lahore to confirm their suspicions.

The officer, who is part of the investigation process but not allowed to speak to the media, told on the condition of anonymity that the cellphones of the couple are being tested forensically.

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Meanwhile, Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Ahsan Younus called and spoke to the victim’s family. A police spokesperson said that Younus assured them that a probe into the case will be conducted on merit.

He added that the police have expedited the process of collecting evidence against the victim’s employers.

The police, he said, will urge the court to extend the physical remand of the suspects so that they can complete their investigation, the CPO assured the family.

Moreover, the Saddar SP has asserted that the investigations are being conducted transparently and that all legal formalities in the case will be completed.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 9^th, 2020.