An Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday extended the physical remands of the main suspect in the Sarah Inam murder case, Shahnawaz Amir, and his father Ayaz Amir.<\/p>\n
Shahnawaz was arrested last week for allegedly killing his Canadian national wife. The incident took place at a farmhouse located in Shahzad Town where the suspect lived along with his mother.<\/p>\n
His father and senior journalist Ayaz Amir, was also arrested for his alleged involvement. Both Shahnawaz and Ayaz were presented in the court of Civil Judge Muhammad Amir Aziz after their remands expired.<\/p>\n
During the hearing today, the police requested an extension in the remands of the suspects for seven days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are yet to seize their passports and bank accounts,\u201d the investigating officer (IO) said.<\/p>\n
The judge inquired about Ayaz\u2019s role in the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been nominated by the victim\u2019s uncle and aunt,\u201d the IO replied, elaborating that the journalist hailed from Chakwal and was the main suspect\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
Judge Aziz also asked about the whereabouts of the victim\u2019s parents to which the IO said that they were in Canada and would reach Pakistan by tomorrow (Tuesday).<\/p>\n
During the hearing, Ayaz said that he would \u201cfight the case\u201d himself. \u201cWe are traumatised. I informed the police about the incident myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in Chakwal when the crime took place and informed the inspector general (IG) myself,\u201d the journalist said, adding that in the absence of the IG, the senior superintendent was informed.<\/p>\n
I informed the police about the location of the farmhouse, he said. \u201cBut the police only gave their stance in the FIR. They never mentioned me in the complaint.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police are saying Sarah\u2019s uncle recorded a statement. If you have accused me, present the evidence,\u201d he contended, claiming that in such incidents, the crime scene was \u201coften tampered\u201d with.<\/p>\n
Ayaz also said that he had told Shahnawaz\u2019s mother, Sameena Shah, not to let him leave the house. \u201cIn the one-day remand, the police didn\u2019t ask me anything. They have just taken away my mobile phone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
For his part, the prosecutor argued that Ayaz was named in the complaint by the victim\u2019s family. \u201cHer parents will reach Islamabad tomorrow. They have all the proof,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, the court extended Shahnawaz\u2019s remand for three days, while Ayaz\u2019s remanded was extended for a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday extended the physical remands of the main suspect in the Sarah Inam murder case, Shahnawaz Amir, and his father Ayaz Amir. Shahnawaz was arrested last week for allegedly killing his Canadian national wife. The incident took place at a farmhouse located in Shahzad Town where the suspect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n