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JUI-F leader Mufti Ikram s assassin nabbed from Hangu
Police claim the arrested man has also confessed to committing the crime
Mufti Ikram-ur-Rehman. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad police claimed on Monday to have apprehended the man involved in the killing of a local Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader, Mufti Ikram and two others including his 13-year-old son.
According to the police, the suspect, identified as Shahid-ur-Rehman, was caught from Hangu in a raid. The officials claim the arrested man has also confessed to the crime.
Earlier, taking notice of the shooting that occurred late on Saturday night, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid had given the police 48 hours to nab the culprits.
A prayer leader and two teenage boys were killed after men opened fire at them in Islamabad’s Bhara Kahu on Saturday, said a police official. Superintendent of Police Umar Khan told SAMAA TV that Mufti Ikramullah, his 13-year-old son and a seminary student were killed in the gun attack. Their bodies were sent to the PIMS hospital, he added. The Islamabad police have formed two teams to investigate the attack and an FIR has been registered at the Bara Kahu police station. According to the police, CCTV footage of the crime site has been obtained and the perpetrators will soon be arrested. On Sunday morning, JUI-F supporters gathered in multiple areas across the capital city and prote.