In a major breakthrough in the investigation into the target killing of Javed Butt, brother-in-law of infamous gangster Khawaja Tareef alias Teefi Butt, police have found crucial evidence, including the CCTV footage.
Sources close to police said four suspects were involved in the targeted killing with both a rickshaw and a motorcycle.
The probe also found that when the victim, Javed Butt, was leaving for work from his house in Huma Block, Iqbal Town, with his wife, a suspicious rickshaw was seen lurking outside his house.
The rickshaw, along with a motorcycle, followed the car of the victim till it reached the FC underpass where the car was going slow. The motorcyclists attacked at this moment.
As the couple’s car pulled out from the driveway, the rickshaw stopped on the main road. The motorcycle and rickshaw pursued closely behind till near FC underpass, the shooter riding at the back of the motorcycle opened fire on Javed Butt.
He was wearing a helmet to mask his face, while the motorcycle driver was without one. Immediately after the attack, the shooter and his accomplice sped away on the motorcycle, long before anyone could reach the scene.
Police sources said several CCTV clips have been obtained showing the suspects at different locations. These images are likely to help in the arrest of those behind the heinous crime.
Earlier, Authorities in Punjab have decided to take a stern action against the Teefi Butt and Tipu Truckanwala groups due to the increasing gang war violence in the provincial capital Lahore.
According to media reports quoting Lahore Police, the key members of the group are to be house arrested with an application for detaining the members and their families to be presented to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore.
“The violence between Teefi Butt and Tipu groups had threatened the lives of common citizens due to daily firing and killings,” media reports said and in a bid to combat the escalating menace, the authorities have arrested some of the key members of the both the groups.
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DIG Imran Kishor, the head of the Organized Crime Unit, will be writing a letter to the Deputy Commissioner Lahore in this regard and suggesting that the people of both the gangs should be placed under house arrest. This preventive measure is intended to reduce the prevalence of the violence and to protect people in the areas of concern.
Earlier, Khawaja Tareef’s brother-in-law, Muhammad Javed Butt, was killed by gunfire close to the Muslim Town underpass in Lahore.
Javed Butt was killed in the shooting that took place on Sunday night, while his wife was injured by gunshots and taken to the hospital for treatment.
The event occurred within the area under the jurisdiction of the Achhra Police Station. The investigation was started by SP Model Town, Ikhlaq Ullah Tarar, with a significant police presence at the scene.
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Authorities have verified that Javed Butt’s daughter, who was present in the vehicle during the shooting, was not injured. Authorities have initiated an inquiry into the shooting, concentrating on potential reasons for the attack.
The unfortunate event brings another level of complication to the continuing inquiry of the Amir Balaj homicide, with Teefi Butt still being the main suspect.
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Previously, Muzzafar Hussain, an alleged hitman working for Khawaja Tareef, murdered Ameer Balaj Tipu during a wedding event in a residential area due to a feud that had been ongoing for 30 years. Muzzafar was killed right after Tipu was murdered.
Further inquiry unveiled that Ahsan, a friend of the victim, had given crucial details to the assailants, making the homicide possible. In a related update, a recording emerged of Ahsan Shah planning to kill a police officer while he was incarcerated. The recording exposed his plans to depart the nation and deal with the officer before escaping.
