A judicial magistrate on Thursday extended the physical remand of three suspects for another four days in a case of alleged kidnapping and rape of two foreign women. Defence C police presented the suspects before the court on expiry of their previous remand.
The police sought an extension of the remand to recover weapons from the suspects allegedly used in the crime.
On July 2, police registered a case against five suspects on charges of kidnapping for ransom and sexually assaulting two foreign women.
The alleged victims, who are nationals of the Netherlands and Venezuela, had come to Pakistan to visit their ‘friends’.
During the hearing today, the magistrate asked the police what recoveries had been made during the earlier remand period. The prosecutor stated that weapons had already been recovered from two of the suspects.
However, he said, a weapon still had to be recovered from the third suspect. He also told the court that they were yet to recover cash, jewellery and a watch allegedly connected to the case. After hearing the arguments, the magistrate approved the police request and further extended the physical remand of the three suspects for four days.
The magistrate also directed the police to produce the suspects again on July 20.