Hostel shooting: Suspected murderer still at large
Police trying to hunt down the main culprit who gunned down two sisters, injured another.
RAWALPINDI:
Rawalpindi police have not yet arrested the suspected murderer who barged into a girls hostel in the city on Monday and opened fired at the three sisters, killing two of them instantly and injuring the third, who is under treatment at District Headquarters Hospital.
The suspected murderer, Asad Ali, escaped after killing Saira Naz, 22, for rejecting his offer of marriage, her younger sister Saima Naz, 20, while their youngest sister, Sobia Naz, 18, received bullet injuries on her face and leg.
The gruesome incident occurred in presence of the girls’ mother, Shah Jehan and their uncle Ashraf.
Their uncle Ashraf, who had come along with their mother from Attock to meet the deceased, tried to intercept Asad but he managed to escape.
Police raided the house of the suspected killer at Mohanpura but he was not there.
The police said Asad Ali, a resident of Mohanpura, belonging to Thalian, a village in the suburbs of Rawalpindi, was associated with the Punjab Cooperative Department.
The three sisters ran a hostel in the Tariqabad area where they were attacked by Asad Ali.
The investigation officer, SI Imran Abbas, said police raided the houses of the suspect and hoped would arrest him soon.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2011.
Rawalpindi police have not yet arrested the suspected murderer who barged into a girls hostel in the city on Monday and opened fired at the three sisters, killing two of them instantly and injuring the third, who is under treatment at District Headquarters Hospital.
The suspected murderer, Asad Ali, escaped after killing Saira Naz, 22, for rejecting his offer of marriage, her younger sister Saima Naz, 20, while their youngest sister, Sobia Naz, 18, received bullet injuries on her face and leg.
The gruesome incident occurred in presence of the girls’ mother, Shah Jehan and their uncle Ashraf.
Their uncle Ashraf, who had come along with their mother from Attock to meet the deceased, tried to intercept Asad but he managed to escape.
Police raided the house of the suspected killer at Mohanpura but he was not there.
The police said Asad Ali, a resident of Mohanpura, belonging to Thalian, a village in the suburbs of Rawalpindi, was associated with the Punjab Cooperative Department.
The three sisters ran a hostel in the Tariqabad area where they were attacked by Asad Ali.
The investigation officer, SI Imran Abbas, said police raided the houses of the suspect and hoped would arrest him soon.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2011.