Faisalabad 1 Oct (DIGITAL ITLA) A notorious hired killer involved in over 15 criminal cases, identified as Sufyan, son of Shoukat and resident of 75-RB Locke, was killed by the gunfire of his own fleeing accomplices during an alleged police encounter near Kakarwala Bypass, Chak Jhumra. The operation involved In charge CCD Lyallpur Town Inspector Siddique Cheema, Incharge CCD Madina Town Inspector Iram Raza Shah, and Incharge CCD Iqbal Town Ali Ikram Goraya.
The slain suspect belonged to the infamous "Sikh Gang" of Jhumra and was wanted by the police across multiple districts for numerous cases of murder, dacoity, highway robbery, and house robbery. Police took the body into custody, transferred it to the mortuary unit, and launched a search operation to apprehend his escaped accomplices.
According to police sources, the deceased suspect had come to Faisalabad to assassinate the brothers of a prominent personality and had been long absconding, residing in Gujranwala. Investigations further revealed that Sufyan operated as an assassin, accepting hefty sums from individuals based abroad to eliminate their local rivals.