LAHORE: The Crime Control Department (CCD) on Thursday killed in an alleged encounter a suspect accused of murdering his mother and two sisters in the name of honour in Multan.
Aman Abbas was killed in Kahror Pacca after he allegedly escaped from the CCD custody on Wednesday night, according to police officials.
DHA police in Multan had handed Abbas over to the CCD two days ago.
Abbas was accused of killing his mother, Parveen, 35, and two sisters, Mehreen, 14, and Alf, 12, on Oct 28 and setting their bodies on fire to conceal the crime.
The three women were found dead after a fire broke out in a room on the second floor of a house near Adda Lutfabad on Bosan Road in Multan. The incident was initially reported as an accidental fire.
The police claimed Abbas had confessed to killing the three women.