The prosecutor informed the court that the police had recovered a pistol and two mobile phones from the custody of the main suspect, Usman Mirza. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: The public prosecutor in the couple sexual harassment case on Monday told a court that 14 people were involved in detaining the young man and woman at gunpoint and filming them for two-and-a-half hours.
The police secured another four-day physical remand of Usman Mirza, Farhan Khan, Attaur Rehman, Adaras Butt and Umar Bilal in the case. They have been on physical remand for the last six days. The sixth suspect, Mohib Khan, was arrested on Monday and is on judicial remand.
ISLAMABAD: Eight more sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) have been added to the couple sexual harassment case in the light of the victims’ statements recorded by the police.
According to the FIR registered on July 6, the incident took place in a flat in E-11/2.
At a news conference held on Monday, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kousar said the case had initially been registered in the light of a video that went viral on social media under section 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 354 A (assault or use of criminal force to woman and stripping her of her clothes) 506(ii) (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).
Police to add more sections to FIR, says DIG
July 13, 2021
Islamabad: Islamabad police have announced to add more sections in the FIR in the couple assault case after some new facts came to light during the investigation.
Deputy-Inspector General (DIG) (Operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kausar told the media here on Monday that in the light of new facts emerged during the investigation, the police have decided to add more sections that includes 375A/375D PPC, 384 PPC, 342 PPC, 114 PPC, 395 PPC, 496A and 377B in the FIR 442/2021 registered at police station Golra Sharif, Islamabad including those pertaining to the crime as dacoity and extortion. Kausar said that the accused could get a death sentence or life imprisonment for the crime they committed against the couple.
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