Police have confirmed that the man who took a woman hostage on Thursday night is now under their custody after the suspect was treated at the hospital.
The suspect Ahmed Athuhar was injured when Police tried to free the woman he had taken hostage. The suspect held a knife to the victim's neck and dragged her out of their house before making her get on her motorcycle to drive her away before police intervened.
Video footage of the scuffle shows Police officers hitting the suspect with batons and later it was reported that he was treated for head injuries at ADK Hospital.
He was discharged and released to police custody but then rushed to IGMH after his condition deteriorated.
Police said today that the suspect was discharged from IGMH earlier this morning and that the suspect is again under police custody.
Several media reports have speculated that the suspect was in a romantic relationship with the victim and that both of them had been living together. The reports also said that the suspect held the victim hostage after a lover's quarrel between the two escalated to physical violence and he was confronted by Police.
Police have yet to confirm these reports.
