Punjab forms body to review probe in Hina Javed murder case
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has formed a three-member high-powered committee to review the investigation in the murder case of Hina Javed in which her husband and a domestic servant have been placed on judicial remand in Adiala jail. On the other hand, the Rawalpindi police have received forensic and the final postmortem reports which showed marks of torture and other crucial evidence.…
The Punjab government has established a three-member committee to examine the Hina Javed murder case, in which her husband and a domestic worker have been detained in Adiala jail. The Rawalpindi police obtained forensic and final postmortem reports indicating signs of torture and crucial evidence implicating the domestic worker.
The committee, headed by Additional IG Crime Control Department Sohail Chattha, will arrive in Rawalpindi this week to review the case file and visit the crime scene. Initial reports suggested Hina Javed, 45, was found with strangulation marks around her neck and a wire noose. Faisal Imam, her husband and the deceased's second husband, and Zeeshan Arshad, the domestic worker, were placed on judicial remand.
The case was registered with Civil Lines police station, and Hina Javed's family expressed concerns about the Rawalpindi police investigation.
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