Multan court grants police 3-day physical remand of suspect accused of hitting, killing teenage worker with his car

A Multan court granted police a three-day physical remand for a suspect accused of killing a 15-year-old boy by hitting him with his car. The suspect, who was arrested the previous day, appeared before Judicial Magistrate Saadia Aslam on Tuesday. Initially, the judge granted the police a 14-day remand for the investigation; however, they were only given a three-day extension.

Police officer Akhtar Farooq stated that raids were ongoing to apprehend a second suspect. The incident took place in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) of Multan, where CCTV footage revealed the boy fleeing from the suspects in a car, who pursued him until they hit him and he died at the gate of a nearby house. The first information report (FIR) filed by the police named two suspects and accused them of intentional murder and acts done in furtherance of the common intention, under Sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

It was reported that the teenager, who worked for the suspects and was being trained as an electrician, had previously faced violence and threats from them. One suspect was arrested, while the other escaped, and their car was seized.