Delivery boy’s suspected killers held

Accused allegedly shot and killed the delivery boy after having a argument on the payment for the pizza

JARANWALA:

Four men who allegedly killed the pizza boy a month and a half ago were apprehended by the Saddar police and sent to jail for an identification parade.

SSP Investigation Captain (Rtd) Muhammad Ajmal addressed a press conference with SP Iqbal Town Usman Munir Saifi, DSP Saddar Rana Waseem Faraz and SHO Saddar Rai Aftab Waseem on Saturday, stating that on the night of December 23rd 2023, the accused Junaid, Mubashir Ahmed, Ansar, Javed, Yasir and others ordered a pizza from a private restaurant. The food was delivered by Muhammad Kashif. When the food arrived, an argument erupted between Kashif and the accused over them not paying for the pizza, upon which the accused allegedly shot and killed the delivery boy, killing him on the spot.

Case number 4015/23 under the provisions 302/34 was registered in Saddar police station to investigate the incident and the CPO formed teams to trace the accused. The teams were led by SHO Saddar Rai Aftab Waseem, Investigation Incharge Nasir Abbas, ASI Afzal Ahmed, Ajmal Khan and other officers.

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The teams conducted raids at different loations and apprehended the accused Junaid, Mubashir, Ansar and Javed, sending them to jail upon the identification parade. The accused were arrested with the help of CCTV footage and CDR.

In a separate incident, suspected robbers killed a man and injured his son when they resisted a robbery bid in the Nishatabad area. Police took possession of the victim’s body and formed teams to arrest the accused, while the CPO sought the report of the incident from the SP Madina Town.

According to the police report, a 45-year-old Irshad, a resident of Rahim Yar Khan, was carrying cylinders with his 24-year-old son Shahzad when the incident took place.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th 2024.