MARDAN: The man who shot Mashal Khan has been caught, police said on Thursday.

During a news conference, DIG Mardan Alam Khan Shinwari revealed that the shooter who has been identified as Imran was caught on information based on confessions of other accused in the case.

“Some things we will share with media later,” said DIG Mardan.

Shinwari said that all the investigation has been evidence-based and use of technology has been utilised to catch the culprit.

So far, 36 people have been arrested in the case, out of which nine were employees of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.

Earlier on April 23, an employee of the AWKUM, wanted for inciting the mob to murder Mashal Khan over unfounded blasphemy allegations was arrested.

Mashal Khan, who was a student of journalism at AWKUM, was lynched by an enraged mob on the university premises on April 13. The mob killed the student over charges of blasphemy.