Remand of religious seminary teacher extended

The court orders production of the accused on October 13

RAWALPINDI:

Judicial Magistrate Asif Iqbal has extended the judicial remand of a religious seminary teacher and his alleged female accomplice in a student molestation case.

The court extended the judicial remand of Mufti Shahnawaz, and female teacher Ishrat and ordered his production on October 13. The male suspect was brought to the court by Adiyala Jail officials while the female suspect appeared by herself as she is on bail.

The judicial magistrate ordered the police to submit the report of the polygraph test and the case’s chargesheet in the next hearing as well.

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The hearing of the case was adjourned without progress because of the unavailability of both documents.

The police officials said the polygraph test reports of the suspects and the victim will be received on Thursday (today).

The charge sheet of the case will be finalised after the report. Mufti Shahnawas is the prime accused in the case of sexual assault and torture of a 16-year-old seminary student.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 30^th, 2021.