GUJRAT: Two of the accused escape custody - Gujrat incident

Published
0

GUJRAT, May 19: Two of the nominated accused involved in Madina Syedan murders disappeared mysteriously from the Gujrat Saddar police station lock-up on Wednesday.

Sources claimed that the police arrested five of the nominated accused, including Rafique Shah, his two sons Ajmal Abbas Shah and Islam Ali Shah, Ghazanfar Abbas and Sher Haider Shah, and detained them in lock-up.

Ajmal and Islam, two brothers, disappeared from the lock-up, the sources said, pointing out that someone at the police station helped them escape after accepting a huge sum.

A local radio station (FM-105) also broadcast the same story on Wednesday. Moharrar Mubashar told Dawn on telephone that the police arrested only Rafique, Sher Haider and Ghazanfar while the two brothers were still at large. He admitted that radio station had initially broadcast the same story, but later broadcast the police version.

Opinion

Editorial

Parliament’s place
Updated 11 Oct, 2026

Parliament’s place

In 2015, the parliament had decided to “maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis”.
Disturbing the peace
11 Oct, 2026

Disturbing the peace

THIS year’s Nobel Peace Prize is well-earned. The winner, South African jurist Dr Navi Pillay, has had an...
A voice in care
10 Oct, 2026

A voice in care

WORLD Mental Health Day this year carries a compelling message. The theme, ‘Lived experiences heard: real voices,...
Midterm break
Updated 10 Oct, 2026

Midterm break

Both the US and Israel need to halt their destructive misadventures in the Middle East.
American barbarism
Updated 10 Oct, 2026

American barbarism

WITH the spectre of defeat in the upcoming midterm elections looming large over the Trump administration, the...