Advocate among three alleged killers of Waqar Altaf arrested: Police.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Local police succeeded in arresting three alleged killers, including an Islamabad-based lawyer, involved in the murder of a local lawyer Waqar Altaf in his residence in Dadayal town of the lake district of Mirpur-AJK.

"Preliminary probe into the blind murder case revealed of the alleged involvement of Israr Altaf, UK-based real brother of the ill-fated Advocate Waqar and other individual Sikander based in Turkey over property and wealth dispute," Mirpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raja Irfan Saleem disclosed this while briefing to reporters here on Monday.

'Police have recovered and confiscated the arms, motorbike and two police uniforms used by the accused for assassination of the Advocate Waqar Altaf in his residence in Dadayal on September 10, this year," Irfan Saleem said.

'The arrested accused include the alleged ring leader - an Islamabad-based Advocate Bilal Ahmed son of Liaqat Ali r/o Sheikhupura, member Islamabad bar association, Hameed Ullah s/o Saeed Ullah Jan r/o Karak KPK, and Hassan Ali Butt s/o Ashiq Ali Butt r/o Gujrat', the district police chief.

Elaborating the successful police operation against the accused, the SSP Raja Irfan Saleem said that the arrested accused Hameed Ullah s/o Saeed Ullah Jan r/o Karak KPK, and Hassan Ali Butt s/o Ashiq Ali Butt r/o Gujrat, impersonating themselves as policemen in uniform broke into the house of Waqar Altaf Advocate at his native...

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