Remand extended in foreign women's case

A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted police a further four-day physical remand of three suspects in a case of abduction and rape of two foreign women, accepting a request to complete the seizure of weapons and other evidence.

Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood issued the order after Defence-C police produced suspects Rizwan, Nawaz and Nasir before the court on the expiry of their previous five-day physical remand.

During the hearing, the court asked the prosecution what recoveries had been made from the suspects during the previous remand.

The state prosecutor informed the court that weapons had been recovered from suspects Rizwan and Nasir. The investigating officer stated that the weapon allegedly used by suspect Nawaz was yet to be seized.

The investigating officer submitted that the police also had to recover cash, jewellery and a wristwatch allegedly linked to the offence and sought custody of the suspects for additional period to complete the investigation.

After hearing the arguments, the court allowed the prosecution's request and handed the three suspects over to police on four-day physical remand.