Overview

• Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka framed the charges and opened the trial on Saturday.
• Umar Hayat denied the murder and phone-snatching counts in court, calling all allegations false.
• The court summoned witnesses for the next hearing and adjourned proceedings until September 25.
• A charge sheet was prepared after Hayat received copies of the police challan during a September 13 hearing.
• Police say the 17-year-old TikTok creator was shot at close range inside her G-13 home in June, and investigators have reported a confession that the accused disputes.