Murder convict shot dead at sessions court

There has been no trace of the shooter

GUJRANWALA: A convict in a murder case was shot dead in police custody at the sessions court on Saturday, reportedly over a long-standing enmity.

Police closed all the gates of the sessions court and searched for the attackers after the incident, while the body was taken to a hospital for post-mortem.

Nabeel Yusuf, the convict sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case in Ludhiwala Warraich area, was brought to the court for a hearing.

Reportedly, the convict was going to be shifted to Bakhshi Khana after he was presented in court, but he was shot dead.

Witnesses said the convict was targeted from the rooftop of Quaid-e-Azam Block of the sessions court, yet no trace of the shooter was found.

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The convict had shot dead Farooq Othi four years ago. He was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by the sessions court in the case.

The CPO formed teams to arrest the killers under the supervision of Civil Line SP Waseem Dar.

Police officials said the victim was also wanted in three other cases in Gujranwala. The police also collected forensic evidence and started checking in areas adjoining the court.

The police officials said CCTV videos would also be used to trace the attackers.

SSP Operation Ali Wasim said action would be taken against any official found negligent in the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 23^rd, 2020.