LAHORE: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has taken notice of an incident in Pakpattan where a youth was set on fire and killed over a shop ownership dispute near Hospital Road.
He has sought a report from RPO Sahiwal. He directed DPO Pakpattan to arrest the accused immediately. The IGP said that the accused dis not deserve any leniency, strict legal action should be taken against him.
Pakpattan police took immediate action following the death of Abbas, who died from burns in the City Pakpattan police station area. Based on the complaint, filed by the deceased’s mother, a case was registered against three accused and two unidentified persons.
The City Pakpattan police have arrested the three named suspects. DPO Pakpattan Tariq Wilayat said the parties involved had a dispute over shop ownership. Police are investigating all aspects to determine whether Abbas’s death was a murder or suicide. The case will be resolved on merit, based on the actual facts and the postmortem report.