BAHAWALPUR, Nov 10: An inquiry has been ordered into the killing of one Abdul Razzaq of Basti Shahdra by a bus stand police party.

A two-member committee comprising ASPs of headquarters and legal branch will probe the allegations against police.

Meanwhile, Sub-Inspector Meraj, a constable and two officials of Elite Force were placed under suspension on Wednesday.

Razzaq was killed on Tuesday when he was allegedly pushed by the police party which had raided his house to arrest his son. He fell on the floor and died on the spot.

REPORT: Police have sought a detailed report about the movement of 20 people who were recently released from the jails of Afghanistan and Cuba.

It is learnt on Wednesday that the local police had been asked to furnish details of their workplaces and residences on fortnightly basis. In case they have shifted their residences, their new address should be found immediately, the directive said.

Police have also directed to keep a vigilant eye on them so that they might not fall in the hands of terrorists or any anti-state organization.

They are: Muhammad Imran of Muhammadpura Mohallah, Bahawalpur city; Muhammad Sarfraz of Basti Dewan, Model Town B, Bahawalpur; Ijaz Latif of Noorul Haq Colony, Bahawalpur; Muhammad Irfan of Shahdra Chowk, Bahawalpur; Rana Nadeem of Mauza Qaimpur; Abdul Rehman of Chak 36/DNB, Tailwala; Allah Ditta of Yazman; Ghulam Yasin of Mauza Nowshehra Jadid; Shafiqur Rehman of Mauza Baqapur; Muhammad Tayyub of Mauza Kundi Parhar; Mahmood Khan alias Jamil of Mauza Ahmad Naich, Channigoth; Muhammad Ramzan of Mauza Khanqah Sharif; Muhammad Zulfiqar of Mauza Mehrabwala; Majid Mahmood of Mauza Jahanpur; Muhammad Shahid Gul of Ahmadpur East; Rajab Ali of Mauza Ablani, Khairpur; Muhammad Ismail of Mauza Sultan Arain; Muhammad Riaz of Kot Azam and Abdul Rehman of Uch Sharif.

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