An Islamabad district and sessions court on Tuesday granted a one-day physical remand to the former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in a financial fraud case under police custody.
After a two-day physical remand, the ex-PTI leader was presented before the Judicial Magistrate Yasir Mahmood’s court, where the prosecutor requested a further five-day extension in physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry.
The fraud FIR was filed against Fawad Chaudhry by the complainant Zaheer Ahmed on November 4.
In the FIR, Zaheer Ahmed claimed to handed over a sum of Rs 50 million to Fawad Chaudhry and when he asked to return the amount, Fawad allegedly offered him two government jobs in exchange, and later Fawad allegedly threatened him along with his two-armed guards.
After hearing the argument of both sides, Senior Judge Muhammad Abbas Shah issued a written order and sent Fawad on a one-day physical remand under police custody.
In the written order, the court has also issued an order for a medical examination of Fawad Chaudhry as part of the ongoing legal proceedings.
