RAWALPINDI: A proclaimed offender accused of sexually assaulting children was killed in an alleged encounter with a team of the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Rawalpindi, police sources said.
According to sources, the incident occurred on Devi Data Main Road in the jurisdiction of Jatli Police Station, where motorcycle-borne suspects allegedly opened fire on a CCD team conducting snap checking in the area.
During the exchange of gunfire, the suspect, identified as Hammad alias Madu, a resident of Khadiyot in Kahuta, was killed. A pistol was reportedly recovered from his possession.
Sources said Hammad was wanted in several criminal cases, including robbery-cum-murder, attempted murder and the sexual assault of children. He was also described as a notorious criminal who spread fear in the area by posting videos of aerial firing on social media.
The CCD team has launched a search operation to arrest the suspects who fled the scene, according to sources.
The body of the deceased was shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Rawalpindi child sexual assault and murder case: Suspect killed in alleged CCD encounter
In a separate incident a day earlier, another suspect accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 15-year-old niece was killed in an alleged encounter with a CCD team near Alamabad Stop, close to Children’s Park, within the jurisdiction of Ratta Amral Police Station.
The suspect, identified as Mumrez Abbasi, a resident of Abbottabad, was killed during an exchange of gunfire, police said. Two of his alleged accomplices escaped, and a search operation was launched to arrest them.