Alleged killers of elderly woman held

A nephew and his relatives turn out to be the murderer of a 60-year-old woman, a victim of a robbery-cum-murder incident. The prime suspect Naeem Butt along with his sister-in-law and friends had hatched a plan to commit robbery in the house of his aunt Rukhsana Bibi. He had reportedly invited his two friends, Imtiaz and Mohsin, from Faisalabad. His sister-in-law, Zahida, also included her lover Sajid into the crime. Naeem along with his accomplices barged into the house and tied the victim. They later strangled her to death and fled from the scene. The suspects while leaving had taken Rs600,000 cash, gold ornaments, watch and other valuables from their custody. Police had arrested Naeem, Zahida and Sajid. They were conducting raids to arrest Mohsin and Imtiaz.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th, 2020.