An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi sent the suspect, Armaghan, to jail on judicial remand in the Mustafa Amir murder case. During the hearing, the suspect made bizarre claims, stating that "black magic" exists in the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) police station.
Court proceedings
During the hearing, the judge noted that the suspect had previously confessed to the crime during the investigation. He did not make a statement before the judicial magistrate, the investigating officer told the court. However, when presented before the judicial magistrate, Armaghan refused to record his confession, claiming that the police were pressuring him to admit to the murder.
"I wanted to record my statement, but the judicial magistrate forbade it, saying I was mentally unfit," Armaghan told the court. The judge responded, stating that his condition had "improved significantly" since his earlier medical evaluation.
Armaghan also made unusual allegations in court, claiming that the Jewish lobby and Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, had been after him for a long time. He further claimed that there were some invisible forces and elements of black magic in the Anti-Violent Cell Police Station.
Investigating officer's report
According to Inspector Muhammad Ali, the suspect had previously confessed to the murder in written form during police interrogation, and even confessed to the murder in court today. "He admitted to the crime voluntarily and even wrote his confession in his own handwriting," the officer told the court.
The investigating officer further stated that Armaghan had been behaving normally since his arrest and had never requested drugs. "He claimed to have quit alcohol, weed, and other substances 40 days ago, saying he wanted to turn his life around," the officer added.
"He himself said he wanted to confess in court," the officer told the judges.
The court ruled that he was mentally fit and refused his request to retract his confession. The judge noted that while the suspect had initially admitted to the murder, he later backtracked in court. The judicial magistrate also ruled that his condition did not warrant recording a statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The court sent Armaghan to jail on judicial remand while his physical remand order remains intact in three other cases. Police have launched further investigations into the murder case.
