ISLAMABAD: Three persons were murdered in different areas of the capital, police said on Tuesday.

A man was shot dead over a petty issued at Tama. The police identified the victim as Ali Husnain.

The incident took place at the dairy farm of Usman where Husnain worked for the last four months. The owner claimed that Husnain had a brawl with another worker over a petty issue. The suspect left the farm and later returned with a pistol and shot Husnain. The injured was shifted to hospital where he died, the police added.

However, the victim’s father, Akbar Ali, suspected that the employer was also involved in the murder.

In another incident, a house servant was killed after being pushed from a multi-storey building at Bahria Town Phase IV, the police identified him as Ahsan Ali, 18. Ahsan worked in a flat on the fourth floor of the building.

The victim’s father, Mohammad Siddiq, suspected that Ahsan’s employer along with someone else had killed him.

Moreover, a watchman was murdered by a couple due unknown reasons, the police said. Imtiaz Hussain was working as a watchman at a house located in Bahria Town Phase VIII.

A couple seeking job came to the house and stayed with Hussain, the police said. Later, they stabbed him to death and escaped, said the police.

Suspected robber arrested

Two persons and an alleged robber were injured in a cross firing while culprits looted cash and valuables from a dozen places, police said on Tuesday.

Three persons armed with weapons intercepted Ejaz Khan and Shah Hussain near Gulberg Green and snatched Rs14,300, a mobile phone form them.

When the robbery victims tried to catch the armed men, the latter opened fire injuring Khan and Hussain.

Police said Khan shot one of the robbers with a pistol and injured him. Police reached the spot and chased the culprits and arrested the injured suspect while the two others escaped.

In another incident, robbers disguised as policemen abducted two persons from Chungi No 26 and robbed them. Mohammad Buksh and Arshad were held up by three riders of a car. The suspects introduced themselves as policemen and asked for search.

During the search, they took their wallets and asked the two men them to sit in their car. The suspects drove them to G-14 and then to Golra Mor.

Later, the culprits took them to Koh-i-Noor Mills and pushed them out of the car and escaped.

Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2022