Murder: Proclaimed offender killed ‘by rivals’

SIALKOT: A proclaimed offender was killed in Kotli Behram area on Thursday in what police said was a gun battle between two rival groups. The man, Muhammad Ali alias Noman Bachhi, was wanted by the police in several murder cases. Police said Bachhi had fled to Saudi Arabia a week ago after killing three people in Sialkot. They said he however returned to Pakistan a few days ago and had been threatening complainants in murder cases against him with dire consequences. They feared further clashes in case Bachhi’s supporters would seek revenge.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 19^th, 2011.