Man accused of taking child to guesthouse and sexually abusing her, wrongly released: High Court

Individual accused of taking a child to a guesthouse and sexually abusing her was wrongly released, according to the High Court. The State has filed an appeal for his remand again.

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Uzma Naseem

2024-03-25 14:13:32

Today, the High Court ruled that Anees Hilmy’s release by the Criminal Court was wrongful and demanded that he be taken into custody again. Anees is an individual accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl.

In June 2020, he was arrested on the charges of buying the minor various items and grooming her before sexually abusing her. He was previously in custody, pending trial.

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