Prime suspect in Gujranwala bride murder case killed in alleged police encounter
The main suspect accused of murdering a newlywed bride in Gujranwala killed during an alleged police encounter in Punjab’s Gujranwala district. Crime Control Department (CCD) officials identified the deceased suspect as Sarfraz, who had been on the run following the murder. Furthermore, police sources confirmed that Sarfraz and his accomplices were apprehended in another province […]
The prime suspect in the murder of a bride on her wedding day in Gujranwala district has been killed, according to the Crime Control Department (CCD). Sarfraz, the alleged mastermind behind the crime, was reportedly hiding in Karachi with his accomplices before his arrest. The CCD spokesperson stated that Sarfraz was killed during an exchange of gunfire while being transported back to CCD custody.
The spokesperson claimed that the convoy came under attack, and Sarfraz was killed by his own accomplices during the encounter. The female accomplice and another suspect were also reportedly taken into custody. The bride was allegedly shot dead by Sarfraz after declining his marriage proposal, as her family reported. The CCD Gujranwala confirmed that the case was registered at a local police station on the complaint of the deceased's father.
The CCD registered three suspects – Sarfraz, his female cousin, and an unidentified accomplice – under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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