A suspect accused of one of the most brutal crimes in recent memory in Rahim Yar Khan has been killed in a police encounter near the airport area.
According to a police spokesperson, the exchange of fire took place at 106 Mor, near Rahim Yar Khan Airport, where police intercepted a group of suspects. In the ensuing gunfight, one suspect was killed while a second fled the scene.
The deceased has been identified as Nadeem Koreja, the principal accused in the murder of Faysal Bank Liaquatpur branch manager Saadat Lashari. According to police, Koreja and his accomplices had abducted Lashari on Minthar Road and set him ablaze inside his own vehicle, burning him alive in what authorities described as an act of extreme brutality.
Koreja had been on the run for several days following the crime before being traced to the airport area by Rahim Yar Khan police.
The second suspect involved in Wednesday’s encounter managed to escape and remains at large. Police have launched a search operation to apprehend him.
The killing of Saadat Lashari had provoked widespread outrage across the region. Rahim Yar Khan police said the encounter was the result of sustained intelligence-based operations to track down those responsible for the crime.
Source: Rahim Yar Khan Police spokesperson
