LAHORE: The Crime Control Department (CCD) on Thursday killed in an alleged encounter a suspect accused of murdering his mother and two sisters in the name of honour in Multan.
Aman Abbas was killed in Kahror Pacca after he allegedly escaped from the CCD custody on Wednesday night, according to police officials.
DHA police in Multan had handed Abbas over to the CCD two days ago.Abbas was accused of killing his mother, Parveen, 35, and two sisters, Mehreen Fatima, 14, and Alf Fatima, 12, on Oct 28 and setting their bodies on fire to conceal the crime. The three women were found dead after a fire broke out in a room on the second floor of a house near Adda Lutfabad on Bosan Road in Multan. The incident was initially reported as an accidental fire.
On Tuesday, the Multan police had announced the arrest of Abbas, claiming that he had murdered the three women in the name of honour.
According to the police, he struck the heads of his mother and sisters with a wooden object, rendering them unconscious, before sprinkling petrol on them and setting them on fire. Investigators had also obtained the CCTV footage from a petrol pump where the suspect had allegedly purchased petrol for committing the crime.The police arrested petrol pump employees for supplying petrol to the suspect.
The Multan police spokesperson claimed Abbas had confessed to killing the three women during interrogation.
The CCD said the suspect was killed in an encounter in Kahror Pacca after escaping from its custody.
Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2026
