Karachi: A South judge has granted three day physical remand to two suspects arrested in connection with the disturbing assault of a young man in Karachi's DHA area. The case came to light after video emerged of three men brutally beating the victim with a baseball bat while the victim pleads for mercy..

The video prompted authorities to take action, with DIG South Zone Asad Raza appointing an inquiry officer and seeking a report. Police arrested the suspects a day before producing them before the court. The suspects were granted bail on the premise advanced by their defence counsel that the viral video of the incident had actually been created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The lawyer also alleged that the victim was being pressured into having the case registered.

Jafri’s lawyers called for a forensic examination of the video of the suspects while the investigating officer sought the physical remand of the suspects.. The court subsequently approved a three day physical remand.

Five people, including two unidentified suspects, have been nominated in the case, police said. The charges include provisions related to harassment, kidnapping and death threats.

In a statement to police, the victim said he was a student and that on August 29, he went to a gaming zone in Bukhari Commercial where he was approached by a man he did not know.

According to the police report, the victim was emerging from a restaurant after dinner when he was beaten over the back of the head and fell into a state of semi consciousness. He was then taken to another location where the assault continued. According to the victim, five men were involved and police have nominated that many in the first information report.