Scotland Yard extends bail of Imran Farooq murder suspect till May

LONDON: The Scotland Yard on Tuesday extended bail of a 31-year-old suspect, arrested last year in August from Waltham Forest area of the metropolis in connection with the murder of MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq, till May.

The suspect is a British national of Pakistani origin and was reportedly arrested on August 27, 2014. The counter-terrorism unit of the Scotland Yard had interrogated the man.

He is said to belong to a political party and was taken to Central London Police Station upon his arrest.

In a statement issued by the Scotland Yard today, they are in contact with the Pakistani authorities over the interrogation of two Pakistani suspects, allegedly in Pakistan’s custody.

The two Pakistani nationals were identified as 29-year-old Mohsin Ali Syed and 34-year-old Muhammad Kashif Khan Kamran by the British detectives last year.

The Scotland Yard further said that they were confident in taking the murder case to its logical conclusion.

Farooq, 50, a founding member of the MQM, was stabbed and beaten to death in Edgware, northwest London, as he returned home from work on September 16, 2010.