Court extends remand of Raymond Davis in Lahore shooting case

The court has extended the physical remand of Raymond Davis in murder charges till 11th February over the killing of two men. According to Media Reports, Raymond Davis was produced before court on Wednesday after the conclusion of 6-day remand. Raymond Davis was produced in the Lahore high court amid tight security. On Tuesday, the court ordered officials not to free Mr Davis and place his name on the "exit control list" to prevent him from leaving Pakistan. The court has extended the physical remand of Raymond Davis in murder charges till 11th February over the killing of two men. While, on charges of keeping illegal weapon, the court granted 14-day judicial remand. However, he was granted bail on a surety of Rs 0.1 million on this charge. "We produced the American in the court of magistrate Zafar Iqbal, who extended his remand in police custody to another eight days," public prosecutor Abdul Samad said. The US consular employee, whom Pakistani police identified as Raymond Davis, was arrested a week ago after shooting dead two motorcyclists, claiming that he acted in self-defence, fearing that they were about to rob him. A third Pakistani was knocked down and killed by a vehicle from the US consulate in Lahore that tried to rescue Davis. The American was instead arrested by police and a case of double murder registered against him. Samad said that the American would next be produced in court on February 11.

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