Asma Rani murder case: Mujahidullah Afridi nabbed in Dubai
Asma Rani, a third-year medical student was murdered on January 28 in Kohat.
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Suspect in Asma Rani murder case Mujahidullah Afridi was arrested on Thursday in Dubai with help of Interpol, over two months after the murder in Kohat.
Third-year student with Kohat medical college, Rani was murdered on January 28 as she returned to her residence from varsity.
Primary suspect Afridi was wanted in the case after he fled the country. However, Pakistani authorities sought Interpol’s assistance to nab the suspect and was held today in Dubai.
A statement of the slain girl was recorded by police in hospital before she succumbed to the stab wounds. The victim had asserted that her killer was nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Kohat president named Aftab Alam.
Federal government had written to Interpol to help nab the suspect.
SC orders district president
Earlier in February, Supreme Court (SC) ordered PTI s Kohat president to bring back his nephew who flew abroad after Asma Rani was murdered.
While hearing the case, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar told Aftab Alam to bring back his nephew Mujahidullah Afridi. “If you try to influence in any way on the investigation then we will not spare you,” he said.
Alam was directed that he should bring his nephew back to the country or else the authorities can force him back by using the help of Interpol. CJP assured Alam that they would provide protective bail.
