Cousin of murdered Saman Abbas arrested in France, handed over to Italy

One arrest has been within the case of the alleged honour killing of a teenage Pakistani woman in Italy final month. Ikram Ijaz, considered one of sufferer Saman Abbas’ cousins, was arrested in Nimes in France and was later handed over to Italy. He was taken into custody by Italian authorities on the Ventimiglia border, from the place he was taken to a jail in Reggio Emilia metropolis.
Ijaz was arrested on twenty ninth May by French police on a European arrest warrant issued by the Reggio Emilia courtroom on the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and he was extradited to Italy on ninth June. He was later offered in a courtroom, the place he denied any involvement within the disappearance of the woman.
Ikram Ijaz is among the many suspects behind homicide of 18-year-old woman Pakistani woman Saman Abbas, and the concealment of the physique. It has been suspected that she was killed and buried by her household for refusing to marry her cousin. According to the Italian police, the teenage Pakistani woman’s dad and mom Shabbar and Nazia, along with uncle Hasnain and cousins Nomanulhaq and Ijaz, allegedly strangled her and buried her within the fields close to her residence.
Italy police trying to find the physique of the Pakistani woman
Police suspect all 5 of homicide and disposing of her physique, though no stays have but been discovered. They have been trying to find the woman since early May and have now begun utilizing electromagnetic sensors and sniffer canines to conduct a extra thorough search of the realm.
CCTV footage accessed by authorities from April 29, a day earlier than the alleged homicide, present Ikram Ijaz, , his uncle Danish Hasnain and Saman’s different cousin Nomanulhaq Nomanulhaq with shovels, crowbar and bucket heading in direction of the fields, presumably to dig a grave for the woman.
Hasnain, who is claimed to be the mastermind of the alleged homicide, and Nomanulhaq are nonetheless on the run and the police are trying to find them. According to the cops, Hasnain and Nomanulhaq are additionally most likely someplace in Europe, however their precise whereabouts are nonetheless unknown. In the in the meantime, the dad and mom of the woman have fled to Pakistan, and they’re additionally wished in Italy for the crime.
How the household of the Pakistani woman in Italy conspired to kill and dispose her physique
Police revealed that the case dates again to final 12 months when the household tried to power Saman into an organized marriage together with her cousin in Pakistan. The woman fled her residence after she acquired into an argument together with her dad and mom for a similar.
Since October 2020, Saman had been dwelling in a refugee camp beneath the safety of social providers. However, on April 11 2021, Saman returned residence again to her dad and mom. Authorities believed she had been tricked into returning residence by her dad and mom. 
Meanwhile, her household began making ready for her homicide by April 26, 2021. The Police in Italy recovered CCTV footage from 29 April, the day earlier than authorities consider she was murdered, which they are saying reveals three of the suspects strolling with spades, a crowbar and a blue bag into the sector close to Saman’s home at round 7.30 pm. The three suspects have been Hasnain, Nomanulhaq and Ijaz, stated the police.
The three have been once more captured on the CCTV, two hours later, whereas returning residence.
The subsequent day, Saman allegedly overheard a dialog between her household and knowledgeable her boyfriend that they have been conspiring to kill her. Saman had reportedly instructed her boyfriend to contact the police in two days if she hadn’t messaged him. 
“Murder is the only solution for girls who disobey Pakistan’s strict honour codes”, stated the woman’s uncle
Saman’s boyfriend informed Italian newspaper Gazzetta di Reggio Emiliano that Saman texted him saying she had overheard her uncle saying that “murder is the only solution for girls who disobey Pakistan’s strict honour codes”.
More CCTV footage, which the police haven’t made public, reveals Saman’s dad and mom, Shabbar and Nazia, taking their daughter into the fields behind the farm at 9 minutes previous midnight on May 1.
Just after 13 minutes, the couple returned, with father Shabbar carrying a backpack that Saman had beforehand worn. Saman was allegedly handed over to her uncle Hasnain and cousins, Nomanulhaq and Ijaz, who have been ready within the fields. They then allegedly killed her and buried her physique someplace within the subject, in accordance with police.
Shabbas and Nazia then left for Pakistan, reportedly to see an in poor health cousin, whereas Ijaz headed into Europe. Hasnain returned residence and stayed with Saman’s 16-year-old brother.
When the police went to Saman’s home trying to find her, they discovered uncle Hasnain and Saman’s brother in the home. The police detained the brother whereas letting the uncle go. During interrogation, Saman’s brother informed them of his suspicions that Hasnain orchestrated his sister’s killing with the assistance of his household and cousins.
The boy claims the entire household was afraid of Hasnain, who he believes strangled his sister to loss of life. He claimed to have overheard the argument on the evening his sister disappeared. Now, primarily based on {the teenager}’s testimony, the Italian police have issued warrants for the household on suspicion of premeditated homicide of the teenage woman.