Man Accused of Running over Multan Teenager Killed in CCD Encounter
Police said Tauqeer Nazir escaped custody before an exchange of fire killed him, while investigators continue probing the murder of Waseem Abbas.
- Tauqeer Nazir, the primary suspect in the murder of 15-year-old orphan Waseem Abbas, was killed on Wednesday in an alleged encounter with the Crime Control Department near Bahawalpur.
- Police arrested Nazir on Tuesday and placed him on a four-day physical remand for investigation, but he escaped custody from the DHA Police Station before the remand period concluded.
- The first information report , registered on Monday, invoked Sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code against Nazir and accomplice Amjad Ali for deliberately running down Abbas with a vehicle.
- CCD District Officer Irfan Akbar stated officers attempted to stop two motorcyclists near the Northern Bypass on Wednesday morning; Nazir died during the shootout when his own accomplice allegedly opened fire.
- Authorities continue investigating the NGO-run orphanage that placed Abbas with Nazir, as Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari called for strict accountability regarding the institution's licensing and child safety standards.
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Man accused of running over Multan teenager killed in CCD encounter
The suspect accused of chasing and running over a 15-year-old boy in Multan two days ago was killed in an encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Bahawalpur on Wednesday, police said. The suspect, Tauqeer Nazir, had allegedly chased Waseem Abbas in his car after a dispute over work and run him over in a private housing society in Multan on Monday. He was arrested and handed over to police on a four-day physical remand by a judicial …
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Islamabad PostMultan orphan's prime murder suspect shot dead in alleged encounter after custody escape
Police say suspect had escaped custody while on four-day physical remand.Say police attempted to stop motorcycle riders near Northern Bypass.CCD claims Tauqeer was killed by his accomplice's gunfire.
Suspect in death of Multan teenager killed in Bahawalpur police encounter
LAHORE: A man accused of chasing and running over a 15-year-old boy in Multan was killed in a police encounter in Bahawalpur on Wednesday, two days after the teenager’s death, police said. The suspect, Tauqeer Nazir, had been arrested and placed on four-day physical remand by a judicial magistrate on...
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