Maid torture case: Civil judge’s wife sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand

A district and session court in Islamabad on Tuesday sent the prime accused in the Maid Torture Case, Somia Asim, the Civil judge’s wife to jail on 14-day judicial remand.

The suspect was produced before Judicial Magistrate Shaista Khan Kundi today.

The investigation officer (IO) in the case had sought seven-day physical remand of the suspect in order to conduct an inquiry.

The court’s order noted that the accused objected to the plea, saying that she had fully cooperated with the IO and was ready to do in going forward.

It further said that the prosecutor had requested the suspect’s physical custody but “admitted that substantive pieces of evidence have already been collected from the accused by the IO.”

It further said that the IO had failed to give a satisfactory reply about the material which needed to be investigated.

The judge’s order said that the record showed that “recovery has been effected from the accused” when she was in custody.

It further said that the suspect was a female and the alleged offenses did not fall under “qatal and dacoity” for which she had an exemption under Section 167(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Subsequently, the court sent the suspect was sent to jail and authorities were directed to present her on August 22, while the IO was also told to submit a report.

A civil judge’s wife, Somia Asim, was arrested from the court premises on Monday after a district and sessions court rejected her bail plea in the maid torture case and ordered the police to take her into custody.