ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has rejected the petition to transfer the trial of TikToker Sana Yousuf’s murder case to another court and ordered Additional District and Sessions Judge Afzal Majuka to continue the trial.
Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar, while pronouncing the verdict on the petition filed by accused Umar Hayat, ruled that the trial of the case will continue in the current court. The accused had expressed no confidence in the judge and requested that the case be transferred.
On the other hand, the proceedings in the case under trial before the Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majuka were also ongoing. During the hearing, public prosecutor Raja Naveed Hussain Kiani appeared in the court, where the statement of another prosecution witness was recorded.
During the hearing, the defense lawyer suddenly became unwell while cross-examining the witness, due to which further proceedings were not possible. The court adjourned the hearing of the case until April 30 in view of the situation.
Accused Omar Hayat indicted in the Sana Yousaf Murder case
The accused Omar Hayat has been indicted in the murder case of social media influencer Sana Yousuf.
The murder case of 17-year-old Sana Yousuf was heard in the Islamabad court by Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majuka.
During the hearing, the judge asked the accused whether he had killed Sana Yousuf. To this, the accused replied that he had not committed any such crime; it was all a lie.
The judge said that it is alleged that he also snatched the victim’s mobile phone. The accused replied that all the allegations against him were based on lies.
The court indicted the accused and adjourned the further hearing of the case until September 25.
It may be recalled that on June 2, 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousuf, from Chitral, was shot dead at her home in a residential area of Islamabad.
After the incident, the killer fled the scene and went to Faisalabad, where the police took action and arrested him within a few hours.
