Tayyaba torture case: Police submit report before Supreme Court

Islamabad police on Tuesday submitted the investigation report of Tayyaba torture case before the Supreme Court (SC).

“There is evidence that the victim child was abused/tortured by the accused lady,” said the report.

According to it, incomplete challan against accused Mahin Zafar has been submitted before the trial court. The report said that Additional Sessions Judge Raja Khurrum hired Tayyaba as house maid against a monthly salary.

It said that the DNA test reports of those claiming to be parents of Tayyaba are yet to be issued. It revealed that the snaps of Tayyaba were taken by a woman Humera at the residence of the accused.

Tayyaba and her parents appeared before the investigation officer on January 8, subsequently the three were taken into protective custody.

The report also revealed that the three were residing at the house of Mr. Fawad.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Islamabad submitted the report before the court. The apex court will resume the hearing of the case on Wednesday, Jan 11.

Dawn reports suggested that initially, a police report claimed that her injuries were caused by falling down the stairs. However, when the Islamabad High Court took notice of the issue and ordered an inquiry, the girl told Assistant Commissioner Nisha Ishtiaq that she had been tortured by ADSJ Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife.

Subsequently, the judge and his wife managed to obtain bail and a couple claiming to be the girl’s family arrived from Jaranwala and submitted affidavits saying they did not want to file a complaint against the judge and his wife.

Then, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice of the matter and ordered the district administration to conduct a fresh medical examination of the girl to verify her claim. Meanwhile, two other women approached the Supreme Court, claiming to be Tayyaba’s mother.

The apex court ordered DNA tests, and the two women have already furnished blood and hair samples at Pims.

On Saturday, another woman, claiming to be Tayyaba’s grandmother filed an application with Margalla Police asking for custody of the minor.

Source: Dawn