Court extends NGO head Zulfiqar’s police custody for five more days

“The case against Zulfiqar will be strengthened if videos are found in his mobile,” DSP Satish Kumar told Newsline.

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Though the police sought seven-day custody, Civil Judge Dazy Banghar ordered five-day custodial interrogation of the accused. During his custody, the police will also take Zulfiqar to his native village, Sajjanpur, for the recovery of evidence against him.

Zulfiqar’s nephew Akhtiyar Khan is also under the police scanner on charges of criminal conspiracy. However, the police claimed they were yet to find evidence against him.

“More people could be involved in this case. Zulfiqar was not cooperating in the investigation,” Inspector Narinder Patial, Sector 11 SHO, told the court.

However, Zulfiqar’s counsel Gagan Aggarwal said, “Ever since police arrested Zulfiqar, they have not been able to find any concrete evidence against him.”

Zulfiqar was arrested from his office in Sector 24 on Saturday and booked under sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, besides the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) at the Sector 11 police station.