Suspect’s father alleges torture

According to him, Zeeshan recounted that an argument broke out between Hina and her husband, Faisal Asghar, on the night of August 20, waking him from sleep.The father alleged that Hina was running ahead while Faisal chased her.

Faisal allegedly ordered Zeeshan to catch her and, when he refused to intervene in the couple's dispute, beat him and forced him at gunpoint to comply.Muhammad Arshad further alleged, attributing the account to his son, that Faisal had murdered Hina and hanged her body in the bathroom.

He claimed that the entire blame had been shifted onto Zeeshan in an attempt to portray him as the prime suspect.He said his son had worked at the victim's house for about seven months and regarded her as a mother.

The family learnt of the murder 11 days after the incident, he added.

Four days after the incident, a man named Tasawwur, who had arranged Zeeshan's employment, asked for his identity card, according to the father.He rejected claims that his son had a criminal record, saying no case had been registered against the 18- or 19-year-old in any police station, including Miana Gondal police station in Mandi Bahauddin.

Zeeshan's maternal uncle said he had arranged the job to help him earn a livelihood.Meanwhile, a Rawalpindi police spokesperson said the murder took place on August 20 and that technical and forensic evidence had been collected from the outset.A district-level special team was formed under the supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police (Investigation), while the Punjab Inspector General of Police constituted another special investigation team headed by an officer….

The spokesperson said senior officers and experienced investigators had examined the case from all angles.

Evidence collected from the crime scene by specialist teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) was submitted for analysis.The case was investigated in the light of DNA reports, polygraph test results and other material evidence received from the PFSA, the spokesperson said, adding that legal experts had also been consulted during the investigation and preparation of the case file.RAWALPINDI.

The family of Hina Javed, who was murdered in Rawalpindi, has once again expressed a lack of confidence in the police investigation and demanded the formation of a judicial commission to uncover all facts surrounding the case.In response, Rawalpindi police issued a formal statement claiming that the investigation had been conducted under the supervision of senior officers, taking into account all technical, forensic and scientific evidence and that proceedings were….

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