Summary He said inquiry into delay in handling bodies to the family will also take place
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Punjab government on Thursday ordered judicial inquiry of the police shootout in Okara that left two proclaimed offender brothers dead, Dunya News reported.
Talking exclusively at Dunya News’ show Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Saath, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said judicial inquiry is carried out for every police shootout, adding that an order for judicial inquiry of Okara shootout has also been given.
He said inquiry into delay in handling bodies to the family will also take place. He told there is an order from Punjab government to arrest proclaimed offenders.
Meanwhile, the family of the slain suspects protested outside Lahore Press Club today (Thursday) as well and demanded immediate justice from Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif.
The demonstrators said the concerned police station is not handing over the bodies of the deceased suspects. The family threatened to commit self-immolation if action is not taken against the police officials responsible.
Read: Okara: Police kill 2 brothers in alleged encounter, family protests
Okara police on Monday shot dead 2 out of 3 brothers in an alleged encounter. Police had arrested the 3 brothers on the alleged charges that they were involved in murder. Family of the killed brothers had earlier protested outside Lahore Press Club against the arrest of the brothers.
According to the District Police Officer (DPO) Okara, police had shot dead the two suspects during a robbery while one of their accomplices had managed to flee. DPO Okara stated that the suspects were engaged in looting the citizens.
One of the killed has been identified as Pervaiz alias Baichi. DPO further added that the brothers were accused of murder, robbery and drug dealing.
Family of these brothers protesting against the police 2 hours before the encounter had alleged that the 3 brothers Bilal, Pervaiz and Shahzain, on the orders of the DPO, had been tortured and then arrested from Lahore by Baseerpur police for a case involving murder of a former police officer. The family said it feared that the brothers had been murdered in an encounter.
