Summary Due to the legal requirements, the suspect will remain in the custody of the Punjab police.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – According to SP Investigation Lahore, Haider Raza, Punjab police have shifted alleged knife-attacker Wasim to Lahore from Sahiwal on Monday.
He further said that Punjab police will interrogate Wasim first while a team of Sindh police is also interested in investigation and is due to reach Lahore on today (Tuesday).
He said that due to the legal requirements, the suspect will remain in the custody of the Punjab police and cannot be handed over to Sindh police.
Alleged knife-attacker Wasim was arrested from Mandi Bahauddin. At least 12 cases of knife attacks on women, six each in Sahiwal and Chicha Watni, had been registered against him. He was also wanted 30 other cases in Punjab.
Wasim was never sentenced in knife-attack cases. However, he was sentenced for eight months in a robbery case and was released on bail in 2016.
