Bail of Shahnawaz’s mother extended in Sarah Inam murder case

ISLAMABAD, Oct 01 (NNI): A local court in Islamabad has extended the interim bail of Samina Shah till October 3 in the Sarah Inam murder case in which her son Shahnawaz Amir is the prime suspect.
Additional Sessions Judge Sheikh Muhammad Sohail on Saturday heard the petition filed by Samina Shah seeking extension in her pre-arrest bail. Accepting her application, the judge gave an extension in her interim bail till Monday.
During the hearing, the investigation officer submitted the case record to the court.
Samina Shah appeared before the court along with her lawyer Arsal Amjad Hashmi.
The lawyer told the court that accused (Shahnawaz) sent a Whatsapp message to his mother Samina asking her to talk to the family of his wife Sarah about her Rukhsati (formal wedding). After that Samina went to sleep and was unaware what happened in the night, the lawyer added.
Hashmi continued that his client Samina got a call at 9:12am in which she was asked to reach Shahnawaz’s room. But when she reached there, Sarah had been murdered, he said adding that his client’s role in the whole episode was only that she had to make her son sit in the room and call the police. After her call, police came and arrested the accused. NNI