Main suspect in zoo land scam escapes arrest.

GUJRANWALA -- The main suspect in the Gujranwala Zoo land scam on Monday night escaped arrest after a team of the anti-corruption establishment raided his residence in Wapda Town.

According to ACE Regional Director Zohaib Mushtaq, a team completed an inquiry into the Gujranwala Zoo land case. He said five suspects were already arrested while the ACE was conducting raids to arrest the remaining ones.

On Monday night, an ACE team besieged the residence of main suspect [former president of Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry] Ikhlaq Butt in Wapda Town but he managed his escape before the raid.

Zohaib Mushtaq said: 'Ikhlaq Butt is the main suspect who sold out 220 kanal state land of Gujranwala Zoo worth billions in with connivance the government officials and political personalities. They built factories, plazas, and residences on the state land illegally. The ACE Retrieved 183 kanal land from...

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