IHC rejects bail plea of cop accused in abduction, murder

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected the post-arrest bail application of Constable Saifullah, a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police official accused of involvement in the abduction and murder of 30-year-old Farrukh Afzal, who was kidnapped from the federal capital earlier this year. Justice Shahrukh Arjumand issued the order after hearing arguments from both sides. The judge had reserved the verdict earlier this month and, while dismissing the application, found no grounds to grant relief to the accused at this stage. According to the prosecution, Farrukh Afzal was abducted from Islamabad in May this year and subsequently murdered. His body was later recovered from Mardan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.…

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