Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi police have recorded the statement of a couple harassed, raped, and assaulted by Autoland co-owner Usman Mirza.
The couple recorded their statements separately under Section 161 of the Criminal Code.
According to the police, they are to join the case on the assurance of full protection and legal assistance.
A police official said that the men blackmailed the woman into giving them Rs1.3 million. The police have decided to add new sections relating to extortion and blackmailing in the case against the suspects.
In an attempt to arrest the absconding suspects, the police have decided to place their names and passports on the watch list.
The main accused, Mirza, and his two accomplices Hafizur Rehman and Farhan Shaheen Awan, were arrested by police on Wednesday after a video of the couple being assaulted, sparked outrage on social media, with #ArrestUsmanMirza appearing among the top trends on Twitter.
The fourth accused named in the FIR was arrested later.
According to the police, more videos have also been found from the mobile phones of the arrested men. They were produced in court and a physical remand was obtained.
A case against the men has been registered at the Golra police station under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 354A (assault or use of criminal force to woman and stripping her of her clothes), 506 (ii) (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Pakistan Penal Code, Dawn reported.
In the disturbing video, Mirza can be seen violently thrashing and harassing the young couple in a room full of other men. Old videos showing the accused’s weapons also came to light later.
Mirza threatened the young man and woman when some people tried to stop him. He is a property dealer.
