Ex-SP shot dead in Millat Park

A retired superintendent of police (SP), Farhat Abbas Shah, was shot dead by an unidentified man in the Millat Park area on Saturday.

The victim reportedly was standing near a fuel station on Bistami Road when a motorcyclist wearing helmet approached him and shot him.

He suffered two bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The victim had retired in 2020 when he was serving in Chung police. Punjab Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar sought a report about the incident from the Lahore CCPO.

He visited the residence of the deceased to meet the family members, received a briefing from the officers concerned about the incident and inspected the crime scene.

The IG ordered the formation of a special team to arrest the murderer.

He said all the available evidence, including the footage of Safe City Authority cameras, should be carefully examined and the attacker should be arrested and brought to the book as soon as possible.

Millat Park police registered the first information report (FIR) of the incident on the complaint of a nephew of the deceased, Salman Tahir.

CCPO Bilal Kamyana said all available resources were being utilised to arrest the murderer.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 2^nd, 2023.