ATC grants four-day physical remand of prime suspect in Mustafa Amir case
Pakistan
At the outset of the hearing, Armaghan refused to sign the power of attorney
KARACHI (Dunya News) - An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Karachi on Tuesday granted four-day physical remand of prime suspect Armaghan in the gruesome murder case of young Mustafa Amir.
The police produced Armaghan before the ATC II while Sindh Prosecutor General Muntazir Mehdi also appeared before the court.
At the outset of the hearing, Armaghan refused to sign the power of attorney. The suspect told the court that he was physically abused during the investigation.
The investigation team pleaded before the court that they were trying to recover the murder weapon.
“Have you recovered the dead body,” asked the court.
The investigation officer told the court that the dead body has been recovered while the order has been passed to exhume the body.
During the proceeding, the suspect also fell unconscious for few minutes.
Later, the court granted his four-day physical remand while accepting the plea of police.
Also Read: Court orders exhumation of Mustafa Amir's body
Earlier, a local court of Karachi on Monday ordered the exhumation of Mustafa Amir’s body. The young boy was brutally killed allegedly by his friend Armaghan in Karachi.
The court directed to constitute the medical board for exhumation of body seeking report within seven days.
The health secretary has been directed to constitute the medical board.
BONE-CHILLING DETAILS OF CASE
Young Mustafa Amir's gruesome killing cast a pall of gloom in his home as police launched investigation in the case. Police said the murder was an outcome of a dispute between two friends.
Sheraz, one of the suspects police earlier apprehended, claimed that Armaghan killed the teenager to settle personal score. There were also reports that a girl was involved in the gruesome murder of 24-year-old Mustafa.
Armaghan called Mustafa to his home on some pretext on Jan 6 and thrashed him with an iron rod for three hours. He later put him in his car trunk and drove towards Hub, Balochistan, police quoted Sheraz as having said.
The youngster's mother, Wajeeha Amir, complained to the Darakhshan police and faced a great deal of difficulty in having a case registered. She suspected Armaghan's involvement in the case.
Police converted the case into kidnap for ransom and launched investigation. Police finally found the charred body of Mustafa in Hub more than a month after he went missing from Karachi's Defence area.
