Killers of Christian man arrested, says minister

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs Ramesh Singh Arora said on Friday that the killers of a Christian man, who was killed by his neighbour with the connivance of his accomplices, have been arrested.

Addressing a press conference along with DIG Organised Crime Unit (OCU) Imran Kishwar, he said the Racecourse Police Station had registered the case and a team comprising SP Furqan Bilal, DSP Tauqeer Anjum and Inspector Atif Imran later arrested the accused within a week.

The minister said that on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, he had visited the residence of the Christian man Marshall and assured the affected family that the accused would be arrested soon. He also conveyed that the CM had assured the family of complete protection.

DIG Imran Kishwar told the media that the anti-kidnapping cell had arrested the main suspects, including Sajjad-ul-Hassan alias Malik Shani, M Azam, M Sultan and Mubashir, who had shot dead Christian man Marshall.

Following the incident, the Christian community staged a protest demonstration. The OCU team showed excellent performance by apprehending the suspects and recovering the murder weapon and three pistols from them.