Rawalpindi, Dec 29 (Online): Civil Judge Judicial Magistrate Rawalpindi Tariq Khan while extending the physical remand for three days in respect of 3 accused including husband and father and in law named in kidnapping and murdering Pakistani-Americal woman Wajiha Farooq Swati has handed over them to the custody of investigation team again. <\/p>\n
Rizwam Habib husband of Wajiha Farooq, her father in law Hurriyat Ullah and domestic servant Sultan Khan were produced in the court of duty magistrate Wednesday on completion of 3 days physical remand. <\/p>\n
The court was told earlier the main accused was arrested in kidnapping case but the nature of the case has been changed as he has confessed to murder his ex wife after his arrest. Following confession by the main accused, his father and domestic servant have also been arrested. They have to be investigated into murder case. <\/p>\n
The investigation officer requested the court murder weapon and the vehicle used in shifting the body to Hangu have to be recovered and information about their facilitators have to be ascertained from the accused. These three accused persons have to be investigated about the persons who had dug the grave. <\/p>\n
The investigation officer told the court more things have surfaced during the remand, therefore, more remand is needed to reach any conclusion.<\/p>\n
He prayed the court to extend physical remand of the suspects.<\/p>\n
The court while extending physical remand for 3 days more directed that the accused persons be presented in the court on January 01 and further progress in investigation be informed to the court. <\/p>\n
Shabnam Nawaz, counsel for Wajiha Tariq while talking to media men in the court precinct after hearing said the teams investigating into Wajih Farooq murder case have sent the DNA samples of the accused persons to laboratory. The body of Wajiha Tariq has been taken US embassy into its custody <\/p>\n
She went on to say the elder sister of the victim and her husband in person went to Lahore with investigation team for providing DNA samples to laboratory. The family members of the victim will take her body to US for burial. However we are waiting laboratory test report at present. <\/p>\n
The good thing which was noted today that earlier police brought the accused persons to court with full protocol. But today the accused were brought to the court like accused persons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rawalpindi, Dec 29 (Online): Civil Judge Judicial Magistrate Rawalpindi Tariq Khan while extending the physical remand for three days in respect of 3 accused including husband and father and in law named in kidnapping and murdering Pakistani-Americal woman Wajiha Farooq Swati has handed over them […]<\/p>\n
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