Suspect in orphaned boy’s death killed in ‘encounter’

Touqeer Nazir, the suspect accused of running over and killing 15-year-old orphan Waseem Abbas in Multan, was killed in an alleged police encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Bahawalpur, sources said on Wednesday.

Touqeer had been granted four days’ physical remand by a judicial magistrate following his arrest in connection with Waseem’s death.

However, CCD officials said he had escaped from custody.

According to the CCD, officers attempted to stop two motorcycle riders on Bahawalpur’s Eastern Bypass in the early hours of Wednesday.

The suspects allegedly opened fire on the police, triggering an exchange of gunfire in which Touqeer was killed by shots fired by his own accomplice.

The second suspect fled the scene while firing, and teams have been deployed to arrest him.

Waseem was run over by Touqeer’s car a day earlier. Reports suggest the boy had been reluctant to continue working due to the suspect’s alleged inhumane treatment.

Touqeer was also assaulted by lawyers while being presented before the court.