TV anchor's killing: Rawalpindi court grants police one-day physical remand of victim's husband
RAWALPINDI: A local court on Monday granted police one-day physical remand of Ahsan, the husband of anchorperson Rabia Ahsan, who was shot dead at home in the Gulshanabad area a day earlier. Rabia, who previously co-hosted a current affairs show alongside senior journalists Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, was found with a gunshot wound below her neck, City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Sukhera told…
On Monday, a local court in Rawalpindi granted police a one-day physical remand for Ahsan, the husband of slain anchorperson Rabia Ahsan. Rabia, who co-hosted a current affairs show with Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, sustained a gunshot wound to her neck when she was found dead at their residence in Gulshanabad the previous day. Husband Ahsan was arrested following a complaint from her brother.
Police filed first information reports at Saddar Beruni police station under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 2-A of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance, 2015. The suspect appeared before Area Magistrate Talat Waheed on Monday, who granted one day of physical custody for further investigation after hearing the police request.
The magistrate authorized this remand, enabling investigators to interrogate Ahsan and delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding Rabia's murder. Subsequently, police took Ahsan into custody for further questioning. The judge instructed police to produce the suspect on Tuesday. Earlier, police had reported that Rabia's husband claimed the shooting was accidental.
First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari expressed deep sorrow over the killing and called for a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation to determine the facts and ensure those responsible were held accountable.
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