Sales girl assault accused sent to jail despite bail

Key Points:

A Faisalabad court has granted bail to the accused in the Koh Noor sales girl assault case against surety bonds of Rs50,000
The investigating officer had sought the accused’s 14-day judicial remand
The court ordered the accused be sent to the judicial lockup if the surety bonds and personal surety were not furnished
The bonds were not furnished, so the accused has been sent to jail; he will be produced again on 24 November

FAISALABAD: The accused in the Madina Town sales girl assault case has been jailed despite bail.

According to the police, the accused, Hamid, was produced before Judicial Magistrate Rao Ijaz Ahmad after his arrest in the case registered at Madina Town police station.

Police said the investigating officer sought the accused’s 14-day judicial remand.

The court granted him bail against surety bonds of Rs50,000.

The magistrate ordered that the accused be sent to the judicial lockup if the surety bonds and personal surety were not furnished. The court fixed 24 November for his next production.

The police said the bonds were not furnished, so the accused was sent to jail.

The case stems from the assault at a women’s garments shop in the Koh Noor area, where the accused slapped the sales girl and threw her to the ground during an argument.

Police registered the case and arrested him after the incident’s video went viral on social media. The CPO Faisalabad had taken notice of the matter, after which the accused was arrested within an hour.

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