ISLAMABAD – Major development in Suicide case of International Islamic University Islamabad student Laiba Ejaz, as suspect Muhammad Nauman has been gunned down after allegedly being shot by his own accomplices during an attempt to free him from police custody.
Islamabad Police confirmed that Nauman died after a firing incident within the jurisdiction of Ramna Police Station while a police team was taking him for a recovery operation.
Police said the team was acting on information disclosed by the suspect and taking him to identify and recover evidence when four alleged accomplices riding two motorcycles ambushed the team and opened indiscriminate fire in an attempt to secure his release. However, the firing reportedly struck Nauman himself, leaving him injured. The police personnel escaped unharmed, with bulletproof jackets and other precautionary measures helping protect them during the attack.
Nauman was rushed to a hospital for medical treatment but later succumbed to his injuries, according to the police spokesperson. The incident has added a new development to the case involving Laiba Ejaz, who died by suicide and whose case had named Nauman as an accused in an alleged fraud involving a US visa.
After the deadly incident, police said search operations were underway to track down and arrest the other suspects allegedly involved in the attempt to free Nauman from custody.
The investigation is also linked to a separate financial fraud case in Mansehra. According to the police spokesperson, a case involving Rs8.5 million was registered against Nauman and his brothers at Mansehra City Police Station.
Nauman had been declared a proclaimed offender in that case, while one of his brothers and some of his cousins are reportedly in jail.
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