Court approved a five-day physical remand of the main accused as he was handed over to the police.
Thursday: The proceedings of the high-profile Khadija torture case from Faisalabad turned into chaos as lawyers attacked and jeered at the prime accused Sheikh Danish as he entered the premises of the sessions court in Faisalabad.
Footage of lawyers attacking the influential businessman went viral on social media. The footage shows Danish being hauled into a police mobile before the vehicle darts away from sight.
Civil judge Ali Raza oversaw the proceedings of the case and the court approved a five-day physical remand of the main accused, whereas the investigation officer requested a 14-day remand of the accused.
In court, Danish’s lawyer argued that “Danish could not ever fathom raping Khadija in the presence of his daughter which was alleged in the police report by the complainant.”
The lawyer also argued that “Khadija and his client’s daughter Ana Sheikh could not have been a junior class fellow of the “victim” as there is a 12-year age difference between them.”
Meanwhile, Khadija’s lawyer argued that “anyone who can humiliate a girl in front of his wife and daughter in the manner that Danish did could not be innocent.”
Khadija’s lawyer also said that no one was being blackmailed as her brothers were not in Pakistan since they reside in Australia and England.
