Additional District and Sessions Judge Central Tasneem Sultana has reserved judgment on the double murder case

Additional District and Sessions Judge Central Tasneem Sultana has reserved judgment on the double murder case of NED couple till Saturday.

The accused, Abdul Majeed, father of the groom submitted an application in the court on Friday seeking bail, on which the court reserved its verdict till Saturday.

Both Beenish and her husband Azeem Shaikh were found dead in mysterious circumstances the very next morning of their wedding in their North Nazimabad apartment in the jurisdiction of Taimuria Police station on August 11.

According to reports, the groom’s father allegedly gave poison to the couple and remained in the room till confirmation of their death.

An FIR was registered at the Taimuria Police station and the investigation officer Khalid Khan of North Nazimabad Industrial Area police station had nominated Abdul Majeed as the main accused, submitting a charge sheet to Judicial Magistrate, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio.

The accused has obtained interim pre-arrest bail against a surety bond of Rs0.2 million on October 23. The accused Abdul Majeed denies charges against him.
Source: The News
Date:2/2/2008