Summary
- A man accused of killing his mother and two sisters in Multan was killed in a police encounter in Kahroor Pakka after escaping from the custody of the Crime Control Department (CCD) police said on Thursday.
- According to the CCD he escaped from police custody during the previous night before being killed during an encounter in Kahroor Pakka on Thursday.
- The CCD confirmed the suspect’s death while police officials provided details about his earlier arrest transfer into the department’s custody and subsequent escape.
The suspect identified as Aman had allegedly murdered the three members of his family on October 28. According to the CCD he escaped from police custody during the previous night before being killed during an encounter in Kahroor Pakka on Thursday.
Police officials said Aman had been handed over to the CCD between Tuesday and Wednesday. He had initially been arrested by DHA police two days before being transferred to the department for further investigation into the killings.
The case came to light after the suspect allegedly attempted to conceal the crime by setting fire to the bodies of his mother and two sisters. Police said he had poured petrol over the bodies before setting them alight in an effort to hide evidence of the murders.
His death in the encounter brings a new development to a case that had already raised serious concerns because of the alleged killing of three close family members and the subsequent attempt to conceal the crime.
The CCD confirmed the suspect’s death while police officials provided details about his earlier arrest transfer into the department’s custody and subsequent escape.
The incident also raises questions about the circumstances surrounding his escape while being held by the authorities. Further details about the encounter and the events leading up to it were not provided in the initial police account.
Police have described Aman as the suspect in the October 28 killings. The allegations against him and the circumstances of the encounter remain subject to the findings of the relevant investigation.
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