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Pakistan police take custody of five LeJ suspects in Dubai
DUBAI: The Punjab police have taken five suspects of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) into their custody, who were apprehended earlier with the help of Interpol.
The suspects have been brought back to Lahore, sources told Geo News on Thursday night.
The suspects face charges of involvement in the murder of 14 people including Allama Nasir Abbas. They had also attacked drama
By OCTOPUS
Published October 22, 2015
DUBAI: The Punjab police have taken five suspects of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) into their custody, who were apprehended earlier with the help of Interpol.
The suspects have been brought back to Lahore, sources told Geo News on Thursday night.
The suspects face charges of involvement in the murder of 14 people including Allama Nasir Abbas. They had also attacked drama writer Asghar Nadeem Syed’s car by opening fire on it.
The suspects have been identified as Haroon Bhatti, Ahmed Yar, Ayaz, Ghulam Mustafa and Tariq Nawaz.
Police had also conducted raids in Lahore in the light of statements obtained from Haroon Bhatti during interrogation in Dubai.
With today’s arrest of Haroon Bhatti, all five founding members of the terrorist outfit have been netted.
The suspects have been brought back to Lahore, sources told Geo News on Thursday night.
The suspects face charges of involvement in the murder of 14 people including Allama Nasir Abbas. They had also attacked drama writer Asghar Nadeem Syed’s car by opening fire on it.
The suspects have been identified as Haroon Bhatti, Ahmed Yar, Ayaz, Ghulam Mustafa and Tariq Nawaz.
Police had also conducted raids in Lahore in the light of statements obtained from Haroon Bhatti during interrogation in Dubai.
With today’s arrest of Haroon Bhatti, all five founding members of the terrorist outfit have been netted.
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