Adeel-Tatla case: Zodiac killer sent on five-day physical remand.

LAHORE -- A magisterial court on Wednesday handed over Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mufakhar Adeel to the police on a five-day physical remand, for allegedly killing former assistant advocate general Shehbaz Tatla.

SSP Adeel was produced in an armoured vehicle at the Model Town Kachehri. Strict security arrangements were made.

As the handcuffed SSP was produced before the judicial magistrate, the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case sought physical remand of 14 days on plea to properly investigate the matter.

The police contended that the investigation will be carried out to ascertain how Shehbaz Tatla was murdered, what the murder weapon was and where the body was hidden.

The accused's counsel did not contest the physical remand, adding that it is the right of the police to investigate the matter.

Addressing the media, the accused's counsel advocate Aftab Bajwa said, 'we will cooperate with the police in the process of investigation, but it is very clear that Mufakhar was arrested in doubt'.

He also questioned the performance of the police.

On the other hand, Tatla's counsel Syed Farhad Ali Shah remained hopeful over the performance of the police.

It is pertinent to mention that the concerned police had arrested co-accused Asad Bhatti on February 15 and upon whose direction the police recovered important evidence.

Police had also recovered laptops of the SSP and...