LAHORE
CIA Nawankot police killed two persons allegedly involved in several murder cases in an ëencounterí near Suggian Bridge on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Akram alias Akri, a resident of Begumkot, and Tariq Puppo, a resident of Jaranwala. Police claimed that Akram, a hired murderer, was required by the police in over 30 murder cases.
A police officer said that, on May 7, Akram along with his accomplices barged into the house of Water Land Park owner Amjad in Shahdara and demanded extortion money. On refusal, he killed three ladies, Hamidan Bibi, 60, Uzma, 25 and Saima. Three children also received injuries in the same mishap.
Later, the locals had staged protest demonstrations for their arrest.
Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif also took strict notice of the incident and directed the police to round up the killers. Accused Akram had been giving life threats to the complainants to withdraw the case against him.
On Friday afternoon, policemen at a picket set up near Sugian Bridge signaled two bike riders to stop, but they opened indiscriminate firing at the police personnel. In retaliation, police also fired back at them. Resultantly, both bike-riders sustained bullet injuries and died on the spot.
The deceased’s relatives alleged that the police had already arrested the accused and killed them in a fake encounter. The bodies have been shifted to city morgue for autopsy.