{"id":16575,"date":"2020-09-11T20:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=16575"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:27:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:27:48","slug":"ny-violence-stricken-pakistani-american-ammar-ahmed-to-testify-before-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/16575","title":{"rendered":"NY: Violence Stricken Pakistani American Ammar Ahmed to Testify Before Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ammar Ahmed, a Pakistani American living in Brooklyn, New York, was abducted before being beaten and threatened to death by three Pakistani men. Upon reaching out for justice, Ammar Ahmed has been granted protection order by the court with the perpetrators arrested. Ahmed has been further asked to come forth and testify in front of the court on the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-scaled.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Court-Protection-Order-864x1536.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victim, already fighting cancer and undergoing harsh treatments for the cure, was kidnapped and beaten brutally by three men. The kidnappers robbed him of his car and other valuables before stabbing him in the shoulder with a knife, says Ammar Ahmed while talking to Voice of South Asia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amar-Ahmed.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Ammar Ahmed, the three men that carried out the deed claimed to be men of influence and thus threatened the victim of severe consequences if he tried to reach out to the police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PIC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PIC-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PIC-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PIC-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PIC.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A letter has been issued on the name of Ammar Ahmed by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, commanding the victim to appear before the grand jury of the county of Kings as a witness for the incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-151x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-151x300.jpeg 151w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-scaled.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-768x1525.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/call-for-witness-774x1536.jpeg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amid the whole saga, the victim had also been approached by the family of the accused to negotiate on a pact of harmony in order to avoid prosecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ammar Ahmed, a Pakistani American living in Brooklyn, New York, was abducted before being beaten and threatened to death by three Pakistani men. 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