Rabia Ahsan murder case: Court grants four-day physical remand of accused

RAWALPINDI: A local court has granted a four-day physical remand of the accused, Ahsan, to the police for further investigation in the anchorperson Rabia Ahsan murder case, ARY News reported.

Civil Judge Muhammad Nasrullah Wattoo approved the police request and handed over the accused to Sadar Beruni Police on physical remand.

Following the court’s order, Sadar Beruni Police departed with the accused to continue the investigation. According to the preliminary statement of a domestic worker, the family was arranging clothes in the house, putting away summer clothes in the cupboard and taking out winter clothes.

During the process, a .30-bore pistol was found among the clothes. The domestic worker told police that Ahsan picked up the weapon and waved it in his hand before a shot was fired accidentally.

Police said no statement indicating an argument or dispute between the couple at the time of the incident had emerged so far.

The initial post-mortem report of Rabia Ahsan has been prepared. According to the report, the bullet struck the lower part of her neck from the front, causing her death.

Initial investigations further revealed that the pistol recovered from the crime scene was unlicensed.

Police said the investigation is underway and all possible motives behind the killing will be examined. Police will proceed after receiving the forensic laboratory reports.