FAISALABAD: Police failed to start an inquiry on an alleged staged encounter conducted in brought daylight by the local police officials of an injured suspect in Faisalabad, who, according to an unverified mobile phone footage appeared to be surrounded and not visibly armed.

The relatives of the deceased claim that Police filed bogus cases against Asif Sardar (the suspect) as he married the daughter of a police officer.

The suspect's brother, Shahid, said: "My brother was killed in a fake encounter. There was no case registered against him. He was killed because he married a girl of his choice, who happens to be the daughter of a police officer."

Police shoot dead injured suspect in Faisalabad

Police claim suspect was armed, could have fired on them; mobile phone footage shows otherwise

Police maintained that they signaled three men riding a motorbike in Gulberg area to pull over, but they opened fire on them. Two of the suspects fled the scene amid ensuing exchange of fire. One suspect, who was injured during the episode, was subsequently surrounded by the law enforcers.

In the meantime, a plain-clothed personnel appeared and fired three shots killing the injured suspect on the spot. Police claim the suspect was armed and could have fired on them.

But the mobile phone footage of the incident appears to not show the suspect, who laid on the footpath, carrying a firearm.

The deceased was wanted in several cases including three robberies in Gujranwala.