SAHIWAL: Rang Shah police killed a man in an encounter who was allegedly involved in the triple murder of an old woman and her two sons in Abadi Bagi Bahri, Chak Shafi.

Reports said villagers spotted a house that was locked and noticed a stinking smell on March 29. Rang Shah police broke into the house and found three bodies. Someone had slaughtered a woman and her two sons with a sharp knife and locked the house from the outside. At that time, the IG took notice of the incident and directed the Sahiwal RPO and Pakpattan DPO to arrest the suspect.

Police had announced a reward for providing any clue on social media.

Rang Shah police claimed that on a tip-off they raided a village 59/SP. On seeing the police, three men started firing which continued for 30 minutes. Later, police found a body which was identified as of Irfan Odah, a resident of Kasur.

Police claimed Irfan’s other two accomplices managed their escape.

Those, who were allegedly killed by Irfan include Sardara Bibi (62) and her two sons Rafaqat (35) and Liaquat (42).

arrested: Harappa police arrested a man for allegedly harassing, torturing and physically abusing his ex-wife after a video of the incident went viral on Friday.

Reports said suspect Zeeshan (30) pressured his ex-wife to quit her paramedic profession and maintain contact with him.

Zeeshan was charged under FIR 406/24, registered under sections 354, 506, and 341 of Pakistan Penal Code based on a complaint filed by Ayesha Bibi.

Ayesha, a resident of Madina Town in Harappa, had married Zeeshan of Village 10/1-L, a few years back. The marriage resulted in the birth of their daughter.

Ayesha worked as a nurse in a private hospital to support herself. Owing to sour relations, Ayesha opted for divorce (khula) from Zeeshan.

Following the divorce, she assumed responsibility for caring for her elderly mother and son, as her father had passed away. She stated that her ex-husband had repeatedly stopped her on her way to workplace and threatened her with physical harm over the phone. She claimed that he sought to seize her father’s property in Madina Town.

On Friday, as Ayesha was en route to work, Zeeshan started beating her with bamboo and sticks. A colleague of her made a video of the torture which went viral. Following directions from DPO Fasil Shahzad, Harappa police arrested Zeeshan from a nearby hiding spot.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2024