Noor Mukadam Murder Case Update: Zahir Jaffer’s Parents Sent to Jail

The Islamabad District and Sessions Court has sent parents and house staff of Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in the murder case of Noor Mukadam, to Jail on a 14-day judicial remand.

According to the details, the parents of the accused were produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday. The court sent both parents, Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee along with the house staff to Adiala Jail.

It is pertinent to mention that the accused Zahir Jaffer was arrested for the murder and beheading of Noor Mukadam, the daughter of Ex-Pakistani Diplomat Shaukat Mukadam.

The murder weapon, including a knife, pistol and a knuckleduster, which was used to torture Noor Mukadam before killing her, were recovered from the alleged killer’s possession.

The authorities also arrested the household staff where the murder was committed for their involvement in helping the alleged accused and hiding of evidence.

Zahir Jaffer Confesses to Murder

Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. “I killed Noor because she was leaving me.” said the accused according to sources.

Furthermore, the suspect was said to be in contact with his parents on the day of the murder and talked to them for a total of 30-minutes and even informed them about the murder.

The Incident

Noor Mukadam, the daughter of Shaukat Mukadam, was brutally murdered and then beheaded at a house in Sector F-7/4 in Islamabad. The Islamabad Police arrested Zahir Jaffer, son of businessman Zakir Jaffer and a friend of the victim, over his involvement in the Noor Mukadam murder case.

The murder weapon, including a knife, pistol and a knuckleduster were recovered from the alleged killer’s and sent for forensic analysis.

Furthermore, it was being said that the accused was mentally ill and the investigation team started probing the case from this angle as well and it was concluded in the initial investigation that Zahir Jaffer was sound and in his senses at the time of committing the murder of Noor Mukadam.

Moreover, the orders have been issued to seal the Therapy Works, an exclusive Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center, which reportedly treated Zahir Jaffer.

The team investigating the incident has recorded the statement of the victim’s family as well as the psychotherapists who reportedly treated the alleged killer Zahir Jaffer.

“If such a person was employed as the director of a company, then his parents, too, must be made part of the investigation,” said Shaukat Mukadam during a press conference.

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