LAHORE: A drug trafficker allegedly shot dead a woman on suspicion that she was a police informer at Baghbanpura on Monday.

Identified as Rubina Sarwar, the woman was a mother of five children.

A video clip of the incident showed Akram opened fire on the woman and fled the scene, leaving her injured. She was taken to hospital where doctors pronounced her dead.

A police official said the suspect was running an illegal drug business in the area.

Some local residents held police responsible for the murder of the woman, saying she had complained to police about the illegal drug business of the suspect. They said police took him into custody on her complaint and then released him. The drug supplier nurtured a grudge and shot dead the woman.

Police registered a murder case against the suspect. Staff Reporter