Masood, Usool-e-Deen department chairman Dr Naseer Ahmed, Islamic learning department technical associate Dr Shakir Hussain, Islamic learning department associate professor Dr Ubaid Khan, Dr Ubaid Khan’s personal assistant Samee-uz-Zaman and Federal Urdu University director Dr Jameel Bandhani who was present in the vehicle at the time of the attack.
The official said while interrogating, the investigating team found out that one of the culprits responsible for Dr Auj’s murder was present in Liaquatabad. The police conducted a raid there and arrested Mansoor.
During interrogation, Mansoor disclosed that he, along with his associates Fahim Jabalpuri and Ehtasham, had killed Dr Auj. He also told the police that he was an activist of a political party.
On September 17 last year, Fahim Jabalpuri had visited Mansoor’s house in A-Area, Liaquatabad and told him to arrive at Aligarh University Road the next day.
On September 18 at about 8am, Mansoor went there on his motorcycle and met with Fahim Jabalpuri, Ehtasham and two others at the NIPA bridge in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
Fahim instructed him to stand under the bridge and left with the other men. Later, he called Mansoor on his cell phone and told him to keep a check on the movement of Rangers and police.
On Fahim’s instructions, Mansoor headed towards the Baitul Muqaram Masjid and returned to the NIPA bridge. He informed Fahim that there were no police or Rangers in sight.
After 20 minutes, Mansoor heard gunshots and was instructed to escape. He went home and watched the news about Dr Auj’s murder on TV. The next morning, Fahim visited his house and when Mansoor asked him the reason for murdering the professor, he was told to “mind his own business”.
Thebo said Mansoor was also responsible for the murder of Dr Sibte Jafar. He added that Mansoor was involved in target killings in Karachi since 1993. In 1993, he had murdered three activists of a political party.