LAHORE: The Crime Control Department (CCD) claimed on Saturday that the prime suspect in the murder of a bride on her wedding day in Gujranwala district was killed during an alleged exchange of fire.
According to a CCD spokesperson, Sarfraz had allegedly been hiding in Karachi with his accomplices before being arrested. The spokesperson claimed that while he was being transported back by the CCD, the convoy came under attack. Sarfraz was allegedly killed by gunfire from his own accomplices during the encounter.
The spokesperson further claimed that the suspects had been constantly changing locations before their arrest the previous night. The female accomplice and the other suspect were also allegedly taken into custody.
The bride was shot dead on the day of her reception in Gujranwala city, allegedly by the prime suspect whose marriage proposal was declined by her family.
According to the CCD Gujranwala, the accused opened fire on her after stopping her vehicle as she returned from her wedding reception.
A CCD spokesperson said the case was registered at a CCD police station on the complaint of the deceased’s father.
Gujranwala CCD registered the case against three suspects –Sarfraz, his female cousin and his unidentified accomplice under sections 302, 311, 109 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
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