GUJRAT: A suspect accused of repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter was killed allegedly by the firing of his own accomplices while being taken for a recovery by the police in Garjakh area of Gujranwala.
A Gujranwala police spokesman said suspect ‘I’ had been arrested in a case involving the repeated rape of his daughter, which had allegedly continued for at least a year.
He said the suspect was being taken to a place for recovery when at least three armed accomplices intercepted the police team and opened fire in an attempt to secure his release from cus-tody.
As a result, the suspect was killed by firing allegedly carried out by his own accomplices, while the other assailants managed their escape.
Police have registered a case against the suspects and launched an investigation.
In another encounter within the jurisdiction of Saddar Wazirabad police, a notorious drug dealer, Tauseef Butt, was also killed allegedly by the firing of his own accomplices.
The spokesman said the suspect and his accomplices had attempted to flee a police picket to avoid arrest and opened fire on the personnel.
During the exchange of fire, Tauseef Butt was killed, allegedly by shots fired by one of his own accomplices, while the othersescaped.