Express News screengrab of the suspect with his face covered.
During the hearing of the case, the suspect identified as Nadir denied all accusations levelled against him.
The magistrate ordered that Nadir should be handed over to the police.
Police said that they have collected evidence from the scene of the crime including the clothes of both the victim and the suspect. DNA samples were collected from the clothing and have been sent to a lab for analysis.
Police have also found a weapon at the scene.
Assault case
The rape victim had set herself on fire on March 13 in front of the Mir Hazar Khan police station after hearing that the suspects who had allegedly raped her were granted bail. With 70% of her body burnt, the girl succumbed to her injuries on March 14 in the hospital.
On March 15, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had announced Rs0.5 million for the family of the victim. He had also visited the family of the victim in Muzaffargarh and assured them that those responsible for the tragedy will be held accountable.
Shahbaz also ordered the arrest of three policemen and suspension of another for conducting a faulty investigation and making a mockery of justice in the case.
The father of the deceased, while speaking to Shahbaz, had claimed that the investigating officer took Rs70,000 as a bribe and then declared the suspected rapists innocent and released them on bail.
Earlier, the mother of the victim had also threatened to set herself on fire if justice did not prevail.
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A humble request to Shahbaz Sharif sb please pay some attention on police department, providing justice is also your duty but you also concentrate on bridges, metros.
Good actions by Shahbaz Sharif. Pakistani people demand the public execution of those accused. Don't fall us PML-N.
Just as the media attention will wane on the subject the "suspended/arrested" corrupt police criminals will be back on their posts to make more money and the rapists will be out on bail while police will scare the family of the victim to take the case back. A routine in Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
unless the people of pakistan do not get rid of saieen bilawal, saieen zardari, saieen bhutto, i see no improvement
Too little; too late...
Such a shame.
Why his face is covered? He must be paraded so that people know the face of the evil. Seems like Rana Sanaullah is trying to protect the criminals. Who knows, who is under the hood.
This case needs to be decided with in a time limit. The case depends on dna test on clothing of the culprit. Police who forced the victim to commit sue side should be booked for murder. Let this be an example case where would be rapists who will be afraid of law. Number of cases are still pending where police, lawyers and people in judiciary are making money.
Police, Govt & Judicary all are corrupt and involved in this crime. Police for their bad behaviour. Judicary for granting bail to accused on the first place and then the punjab govt for his delayed action against the culprit.