ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested the parents of Zahir Jaffer, the main accused in the murder of Noor Mukadam, for allegedly hiding evidence and abetting in the crime.
Authorities have also issued orders to seal Therapy Works, the drug rehabilitation centre where Jaffer reportedly sought treatment. This was also confirmed by Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat in a statement issued on social media site Twitter.
Police said both parents of the accused, Zakir Jaffar and Asmat Adamjee have been arrested on the charges of concealing the crime. They added that two employees of Therapy Works have also been taken into custody.
Sealing orders of Therapyworks issued. Parents of Murderer Zahir Jaffar also arrested
— Muhammed Hamza Shafqaat (@hamzashafqaat) July 24, 2021
The arrest came hours after the suspect was presented before a court. On Saturday, police presented Jaffer in the court of Duty Magistrate Sohaib Bilal Ranjha after the completion of a three-day physical remand.
According to the police, Jaffer was arrested from the site of the murder and the murder weapon was recovered. A pistol and an iron machete found at the accused’s residence had also been seized, police said. The accused’s mobile phone was also confiscated.
The accused had reportedly planned the crime and had taken some of his friends into confidence regarding the plan a few days before the incident.
Police revealed that Jaffer was concerned about being arrested while he was planning the murder. However, he was confident to be spared as he held American citizenship.
The accused called Noor at this residence and told her to switch her phone off. When her parents couldn’t contact her, they started inquiring from her friends about her whereabouts.
When some of Noor’s friends went to Jaffer’s residence he denied seeing her leading to a scuffle. After brutally murdering Noor, the accused tried fleeing to the United States but was arrested.
The murder of Noor Mukadam has sparked nationwide outrage in Pakistan. The post-mortem report was released on Friday, stating that she was beheaded after being murdered in Islamabad.
