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Broadened Investigation into Honour Killing Case in Rawalpindhi

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A married woman, Sidra, was murdered in the Pirwadhai area of Rawalpindi, allegedly on the orders of a jirga. The police investigation has been broadened as a team was sent to Muzaffarabad to obtain attested copies of Sidra's court marriage and other relevant documents. The police are also recording statements of Sidra and her husband Usman in a court of law under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Meanwhile, police have arrested nine suspects in the honour killing case, with two of them, a gravedigger and the secretary of the graveyard, being sent to judicial jail. The police are still searching for the pillow with which Sidra was reportedly suffocated and have confiscated the DVR and CCTV cameras from the house of the head of the jirga for decoding.

Key Takeaways:

  • A police team was sent to Muzaffarabad to collect attested copies of Sidra's court marriage and other evidence related to the case.
  • Sidra and her husband Usman will have their statements recorded in a court of law under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
  • Police have arrested nine suspects in the honour killing case, with two of them being sent to judicial jail.
  • The police are still searching for the pillow with which Sidra was reportedly suffocated.
  • Police have confiscated the DVR and CCTV cameras from the house of the head of the jirga for decoding.
  • Initial findings of the doctors suggest that Ms Sidra was killed by suffocation with a pillow, with her neck bones fractured due to torture.
  • Sidra was born on June 12, 2004, according to her birth certificate.
  • Police have obtained a specimen from Sidra's father for a DNA paternity test to determine the biological father of the deceased.
  • All recovered samples, including those from the deceased's body and the utensils used for washing her body, will be sent to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) for analysis.

Statistics:

  • Police have arrested 9 suspects in the honour killing case.
  • 2 of the suspects, a gravedigger and the secretary of the graveyard, have been sent to judicial jail.
  • 7 other suspects, including the father, brother, and uncle of the deceased woman, will be produced before the court after completion of their physical remand.
  • Police have confiscated the DVR and CCTV cameras from the house of the head of the jirga.
  • Sidra's neck bones were fractured due to torture.
  • Police are searching for the pillow with which Sidra was reportedly suffocated.

Sources:

  • Sources (unnamed)
  • Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA)
  • Criminal Procedure Code (Section 164)
  • Sidra's birth certificate (dated June 12, 2004)

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