RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) - A duty magistrate in Rawalpindi on Wednesday extended the physical remand of the husband and domestic servant of digital media executive Hina Javed for another three days as police continued investigating her murder.
Javed, 45, was found dead at an apartment in Rawalpindi on August 20 with her hands tied behind her back.
Police said her body showed signs of torture and subsequently formed a special investigation team to probe the case.
Her husband and domestic servant were detained, while her father-in-law was also questioned.
The two suspects were produced before duty magistrate Rana Shah Nawaz after completing an earlier three-day physical remand.
Police sought seven additional days in custody, but the court granted only three days for further investigation.
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Shah Khawar, counsel for the victim’s family, told reporters after the hearing that the investigation was progressing and that police had collected evidence and conducted forensic examinations.
According to the postmortem findings, Javed suffered a fractured hyoid bone and had visible marks of torture.
Doctors collected swabs, saliva and blood samples for analysis by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA).
The final postmortem report, including the cause of death, will be issued after the forensic analysis is completed.
On Tuesday, the investigation team took the suspects to Lahore under tight security for DNA and polygraph tests before returning them to Rawalpindi.
Police also recorded the suspects’ statements.
A first information report was registered at Civil Lines police station under Sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code on a complaint filed by Javed’s brother, Fahad Javed.
In his complaint, Fahad alleged that his sister had been murdered by her husband, father-in-law and domestic servant. The investigation is continuing.