Saman's father, Shabbar Abbas, was arrested yesterday in Pakistan for the murder of his daughter.
He was reached in the late afternoon in the
Punjab area,
in response to the request for provisional arrest for extradition purposes.
He was alone and did not resist.
The Federal Police made use of the Punjab Police for the operation.
Shabbar was indicted following investigations by the
Reggio Emilia prosecutor's office
and the carabinieri in competition with his wife, still on the run, and three other relatives, currently in prison in Italy.