Sialkot: Police in Sialkot have arrested three suspects in connection with a firing incident at the dera of the brother of prominent religious figure Rana Shafiq Khan Pasruri in Pasrur.
According to police, unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at the premises on September 29, leaving eight bullet marks on the outer iron gate and damaging items inside. A case (FIR No. 628/26) was registered at City Pasrur Police Station.
On the directions of DPO Sialkot Captain (Retd.) Dost Muhammad, City Pasrur Police launched an investigation under SHO Muhammad Sarmad Fayyaz. Investigators examined evidence from the crime scene and reviewed Safe City and other CCTV footage to trace the suspects’ movements and identify their escape route. Police arrested three suspects identified as Shahzaib, Ismail Khan and Abdul Rehman alias Sonu.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the incident stemmed from a heated exchange on social media that allegedly developed into a personal grudge. Further investigation is underway to establish the individual roles of the suspects and determine other circumstances surrounding the incident.
Rana Shafiq Khan Pasruri is a member of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology and Naib Ameer (Deputy Leader) of Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan.