Sarabjit Singh
One of the accused in the brutal killing of Indian national Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat jail in 2013 was gunned down by two unidentified men in Lahore’s Islampura area, Pakistan-based Samaa TV reported on Sunday.
Aamir Sarfaraz alias Tamba succumbed to his injuries after two suspects on a motorcycle entered his residence in Lahore’s Islampura area and fired four bullets at him on Sunday morning.
Sarfaraz has died due to excessive bleeding at a hospital, Samaa TV reported, citing hospital sources.
The family claimed that he had been receiving threats for some time. According to the family, two unidentified motorcyclists entered the house and opened fire on him.
Police sources said that Sarfaraz was shot twice in the chest and twice in the legs. The law enforcement agencies have taken the body into custody and launched an investigation, Samaa TV reported.
According to Police, he was gunned down in Islampura’s Ganga Street area after two suspects on a motorcycle entered Tamba’s residence and opened fire on him.
Police said he was taken to the hospital for treatment as forces reached the site of the incident. The area was cordoned off to conduct the search for the attackers whose identity is still not known.
A case of the attack on Tamba has been lodged under murder provisions in Islampura Police station on the complaint filed by his brother Junaid Sarfaraz, according to Police. The case was registered under the murder provisions. (ANI)
