NAROWAL: Raids are under way to arrest the main culprits involved in the murder of the Sri Lankan citizen.

Police is releasing the detained factory workers after probe, says Gujranwala Regional Police Officer Imran Ahmar. He told the media at the DPO Office that members of the three-member prosecution committee had reached Sialkot on the instructions of the Prosecutor General of Punjab. The committee comprises Abdul Rauf Wattoo, Hafiz Asghar Ali and Zahid Sarfraz Khan.

The RPO said a search operation was being conducted to find out the main culprits of the murder who are not arrested yet.

Sialkot District Police Officer Omar Saeed Malik gave a detailed briefing to the committee on the Sialkot tragedy.

RPO Imran Ahmar said the committee would play an important role in completing the trial of the accused. He said police had taken physical remand of 34 accused in the murder of the Sri Lankan citizen from the anti-terrorism court.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2021