Ayaz Amir, ex-wife arrested in daughter-in-law’s murder case

The police on Saturday night arrested journalist Ayaz Amir’s and his former wife in a case pertaining to the murder of their daughter-in-law by their son. Earlier in the day, the police secured a two-day physical remand of the suspect arrested for the alleged murder of his Canadian wife in their Chak Shahzad residence. On Friday, the police arrested Ayaz Amir’s son, identified as Shahnawaz, for allegedly killing his wife Sara Inam, 37, a day after she arrived from Dubai – where she had been working. The incident took place at a farmhouse located in Shahzad Town where the suspect lived along with his mother. On Saturday, Islamabad police produced Shahnawaz in the court of Judicial Magistrate Mubasher Hasan Chishti. During the hearing, the investigating officer alleged that the suspect brought his wife from abroad, and killed her “mercilessly”. The official requested the court to remand Shahnawaz to the police for 10 days for further investigation. On the other hand, the suspect’s lawyer, Raja Zahoor, argued that it was a blind murder. The police also petitioned the court for arrest warrants of the suspect’s parents, which was accepted. In an order issued later, Magistrate Chishti said the crime was of “heinous nature” and handed Shahnawaz to the police on two days’ physical remand. “Investigation officer is strictly directed to conclude the matter as soon as possible,” the order states. The suspect is to be produced before the court tomorrow (Monday). Earlier, the Islamabad police registered a first information report (FIR) at the Chak Shahzad Police Station in the murder case. The FIR was registered under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on the complaint of Station House Officer (SHO) Nawazish Ali Khan. The complaint stated that on September 23, the suspect’s mother Samina Shah called the police and informed them that Shahnawaz had murdered his wife “with a dumbbell”. “My son is present in the house and has hidden the body,” the FIR quoted Samina Shah as saying, adding that the police subsequently raided the house. “He had locked himself up in his room. When they broke inside, there were stains of blood stains on Shahnawaz’s hands and clothes,” the police said in the complaint. “He then confessed that he had repeatedly hit his wife with a dumbbell during an argument and then hid [sic] her body in the washroom’s bathtub.” According to the FIR, Shahnawaz also said he had “hidden” the murder weapon under his bed. Upon examining the dumbbell, the police found blood and hair on it. “We have sent it for forensics,” the FIR added.

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