Cop kills uncle, injures cousin
In an incident of a long-standing family feud, a uniformed police constable shot dead his uncle and injured his cousin. Police registered a case against their delinquent colleague.
Complainant Umar Amreez told the police that he and his father Haji Amreez Khan were present in their house adjacent to the buffalo shed when his cousin Ahmad Pervez, who is a policeman, entered the house wearing a police uniform.
“As soon as he came in, he challenged us that you will taste the killing of my brother and opened fire, killing my father and injuring me,” the complainant said and added that the suspect escaped while firing.
A police spokesperson said that the accused was a police constable posted in the Punjab Constabulary. “Deceased Amreez was the uncle of the accused,” the spokesperson said and added that the incident was a result of an old rivalry.
He said the victim and others had allegedly killed Waseem, the suspect’s brother, two years ago. Waseem was also the son-in-law of deceased Amreez.
The police spokesperson further said that the involvement of the constable in the incident was reported to the relevant unit while raids were also being conducted to arrest the accused.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2023.