Bhakkar:
The central leader of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP), Samrah Batool, was shot dead in a triple murder in the city of Mandi.
District Police officer (DPO) Shehzad Rafiq Awan said the triple murder took place in the Mandi Town area near Mill Gate.
According to reports, Samrah Batool lived independently at the time of attack.
Two men were also killed in the incident, including a man named Irfan Bhatti. The third victim has not yet been officially identified.
The initial investigations suggest that the murders were the result of a directed assault, but the exact reasons remain unknown.
The investigation teams of the forensic scene and the crime arrived at the scene, while the CCTV images of the nearby stores are being collected to rebuild the sequence of events.
Samrah Batool’s son, Yasir Abbas and his cousin Zain told the police that Irfan Bhatti had come to visit Batool in his residence. They left the house briefly to remove cash from a nearby exit.
When they returned, they found the lifeless bodies of Samrah Batool and the two men.
Based on the evidence of CCTV and the preliminary forensic analysis, the police believe that a man identified as Sanullah opened fire for the first time against Samrah Batool and Irfan Bhatti before becoming the weapon in what appears to be a double murder.
Forensic experts noticed a gunshot wound on the right side of the head of Sanullah, with burns marks around the wound consistent with a self -inflicted shot at a short distance.
The three bodies were transferred to the Hospital of the District headquarters for their post -mortem exam. Legal procedures have been initiated and the police say that all possible angles are looking for to determine the facts.
Bhakkar Dpo said that the culprits, if anyone remain in general, will be arrested within 24 hours and taken before justice.
In a separate incident in the area of Jhok Lal Shah of Panjgiran, a man stabbed and killed his older brother for a lower verbal dispute.
Police said the suspect, the younger brother, used a knife to fatally hurt Naeer Abbas during a heated discussion. The locals described the victim as a harmless person who fell prey to a moment of domestic anger.
The defendant fled the scene, and the efforts to arrest him are ongoing.
Another act of violence occurred in Jhok Mitho Shah Notek, where a dispute between friends during the opening ceremony of a local store became deadly. According to eyewitnesses, the argument began on the distribution of rice.
The spirits exploded, and one of the individuals took a gun and fatally shot his friend in front of the meeting. Police have cordoned off the area and released a human hunt for the suspect.
A fatality occurred in Kotla Jam, where a young man lost his life in an apparent accident. The victim, who was bathing in a tubewell, suffered a critical head injury and drowned.
The authorities suspect that the injury caused unconsciousness, which caused accidental death.
Political activists said Samrah Batool was a prominent figure in the political landscape of the district.
The Bhakkar district police officer, Shehzad Rafiq Awan, while talking with the Express PAkGazette, emphasized that a large -scale investigation is being carried out and that all relevant agencies, including forensic equipment, are actively working in cases.
