OKARA: Okara police on Monday shot dead two brothers in an alleged encounter.
Police had arrested the 3 brothers on the alleged charges that they were involved in murder. Earlier, the family of the two brothers had protested outside Lahore Press Club.
According to the District Police Officer (DPO) Okara, police had shot dead the two suspects during a robbery while one of their accomplices had managed to flee. DPO Okara stated that the suspects were engaged in looting the citizens.
One of the killed has been identified as Pervaiz alias Baichi. DPO further added that the brothers were accused of murder, robbery and drug dealing.
Family of these brothers protesting against the police 2 hours before the encounter had alleged that the 3 brothers Bilal, Pervaiz and Shahzain, on the orders of the DPO, had been tortured and then arrested from Lahore by Baseerpur police for a case involving murder of a former police officer. The family said it feared that the brothers would be killed in an encounter.
The protest also included women and children of the family. Demonstrators burned tyres and blocked the road. The demonstrators have appealed that Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of the incident and provide them justice.
