Authorities nab policeman in connection with Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case

Rao Anwar is yet to be arrested in the case. Photo: Fileย KARACHI: A police official suspected of involvement in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case was arrested on Wednesday, according to sources.
Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among four people killed in a fake encounter led by then-Malir SSP Rao Anwar on January 13. Following the uproar and inquiries over the incident, Anwar and most members of his team went into hiding. However, low-ranking members of Anwar's encounter team have been nabbed by authorities.ย
According to sources, police official Jamil Abbasi was nabbed by police andย counter terrorism department officials during a raid in Quaidabad today.ย
Abbasi has been shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation,ย sources informed further.ย
Abbasi was posted at the Malir City Police Station and was a guard of Shah Latif Town SHO Amanullah Marwat, who along with Anwar is yet to be caught. Mehsud's killing occurred within the limits of the Shah Latif Town Police Station.ย ย
The total number of suspects nabbed in the case so far has now reached 11.


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