Police arrest alleged killers in dual murder case

Victims’ families demand authorities hang the criminals

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police claimed to have arrested two suspects who were allegedly involved in a dual murder case in Rahim Yar Khan, Express News reported.

While speaking to journalists, City Circle DSP Jamshed Ali Shah said that accused Abdul Jabbar Arain and Usman Ali had killed 16-year-old Noman Khokhar and 18-year-old Shahbaz in a bid to snatch their motorcycle rickshaws.



“The suspects took both of the victims to the outskirts of the city, promising to pay them a significant amount of money for the journey,” he added. He maintained that after reaching an isolated place, the accused covered their faces with a piece of cloth and strangled them with rope.

The DSP pointed out that after murdering the victims, the culprits buried their bodies in a ditch and fled with the motorcycle rickshaws.

He said the accused used to sell motorcycle rickshaws after stealing them. “Both of the suspects are involved in a number of criminal activities,” Jamshed Ali said.

He said that during interrogation, the accused confessed to murdering the two men and also pointed police towards the bodies of the victims, which officials later recovered.

Meanwhile, fathers of the victims, Shabbir Ahmed and Jahangir Khokhar, said that their sons were the sole bread earners of their families.

They demanded authorities hang the criminals and provide them with justice.



Earlier on August 25, Faisalabad police arrested a culprit in a blind murder case. Police said that 45-year-old farmer Ikram, a resident of Kukkar Wala, was found murdered under mysterious circumstances while sleeping at his guesthouse.

Police collected evidence from the crime scene and took suspect Irfan alias Fani into custody. During interrogation, the accused confessed to killing the farmer. He told police that Ikram wanted to replace him as the imam (prayer leader) in the village mosque. He did not want to leave his position which is why he killed him with an axe.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2018.