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Police arrest two killers of Assistant Commissioner Jhang
Chiniot police claims arrests within 24 hours of the incident.
Chiniot: Chiniot police claimed on Monday to have arrested two accused involved in the murder of Assistant Commissioner Jhang Imran Jaffer.
The District Police chief told a press conference that suspects identified as Sohail Asghar and Asghar Ali were formally arrested in the murder case and that police had begun detailed investigation into the incident.
In the tragic incident, AC Jhang Imran Jaffer was shot dead by his cousins on Sunday in area of Chiniot district on December 5.
Reports quoting sources said that the slain assistant commissioner had gone to his native village and got himself in a heated argument with his paternal cousins.
Angry relatives abruptly opened fire on him—killing him on the spot.
Imran Jaffer had been posted as AC Jhang a few months back.
Reportedly, the dispute started when Imran’s relatives, verbally abused. His relatives opened fire in a fit of rage. The suspects, then, fled the scene immediately.
Chiniot police rushed to the spot after getting information and shifted the deceased to THQ Bhavana.
Police, however, have started an investigation into the incident and the area has been cordoned off.
IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan took notice of the murder of Assistant Commissioner Jhang Imran Jaffer in his native village.
IG Punjab has sought report of the incident from RPO Faisalabad.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar expressed grief over the death of Assistant Commissioner and directed the concerned authorities to submit a report as soon as possible.
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