Three blind murders traced

Published
0

GUJRAT, Dec 30: Lalamusa Saddar police on Saturday claimed to have traced three blind murders and retrieved two decomposed bodies from a deserted well near Sarwani village.

Reports said that proclaimed offender Azeem Butt, who had shot dead ASI Malik Arshad a few days back, confessed to killing three more people during interrogation.

Sadar SHO Malik Nazir said that the PO had confessed to bumping off Arif Phelwan and Najaf of Jhelum after taking Rs0.8 million from rivals of the former on Aug 18, 2005. Himself a PO and a frequent visitor of his outhouse, he said Arif’s rivals wanted his murder.

Quoting Azeem, the SHO said that he had shot dead the two men, chopped off their heads and later threw their bodies in a well. Accused Azeem Butt received the amount from their rivals after showing their heads. Later, the police recovered their bodies.

Lalamusa Sadar police registered a case against 11 nominated accused, including Azeem Butt and Shabbir Butt.

The accused also confessed to murdering Sheraz Anjum alias Sheri some five months ago. Later, they threw their bodies into the canal near Atowala. The SHO said that the Kharian Sadar police had recovered the body and registered a case against unknown accused.

Opinion

Editorial

Yemen escalation
Updated 13 Oct, 2026

Yemen escalation

Such an agreement can also help bring peace to Saudi Arabia, while ending Yemen’s humanitarian nightmare.
Inequitable taxation
13 Oct, 2026

Inequitable taxation

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has once more reviewed the latest incentive scheme to bring retailers into the...
Taxila’s hidden past
13 Oct, 2026

Taxila’s hidden past

A HILL dismissed more than a century ago as an unremarkable heap of ruins has yielded one of Taxila’s most...
Perilous misstep
Updated 12 Oct, 2026

Perilous misstep

If the authorities felt terrorism was increasing in some tribal districts and adjoining areas, they could have limited themselves to imposing a targeted emergency under Article 232.
Import fraud
12 Oct, 2026

Import fraud

THE under-invoicing of imports from China is not an allegation. It is an open secret in Pakistan’s markets — one...
Paralysed prisons
12 Oct, 2026

Paralysed prisons

PAKISTAN’S overcrowded jails distort the intention of imprisonment — rehabilitation, education, and occupational...