Man Remanded for 20 Days for Holding Victims in Café

The Criminal Court ordered a 20-day remand yesterday for a man accused of unlawfully confining individuals inside a local café for approximately three hours and threatening a victim with a glass bottle.

The suspect has been identified as Ifham Ahmed. He faces serious charges of coercion and unlawful confinement following the incident.

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According to statements presented in court by the Investigating Officer (IO), Ifham detained individuals inside the café against their will for roughly three hours. During the ordeal, he allegedly threatened to strike a victim with a glass bottle unless they handed over their mobile phone.

The IO further informed the court that the suspect used a phone to record the victim in front of others in a manner intended to demean them and compromise their dignity and reputation.

During the detention hearing, Ifham’s defence counsel petitioned the court to grant him conditional release from custody.

However, the Criminal Court rejected the request and ordered him remanded in custody for 20 days to ensure community safety and security. In issuing the order, the court noted that sufficient evidence had been submitted to support the allegations, including witness statements and photographic injury reports of the victim.