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In a major development in the Balaj Tipu murder case, the prime suspect, Ahsan Shah, was murdered in an alleged police encounter, reported The Asian Mirror.
According to the DSP Organised Crime Unit, Ahsan Shah was being escorted by CIA staff on Friday night for the recovery of evidence related to the case when his accomplices allegedly opened fire on the police party near Shad Bagh, Lahore.
During the police encounter, Ahsan Shah was seriously injured by their firing, after which they fled under the cover of darkness.
After the firing stopped, Ahsan was taken in critical condition to Mayo Hospital but couldn’t survive.
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His body was moved to the morgue and a case was registered against his fleeing accomplices.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, and details of the encounter are still under investigation.
The death of Ahsan Shah, who was the main accused in the high-profile Balaj Tipu murder case, raises questions about the conduct of the police during his custody.
Ahsan Shah, alleged murderer of Amir Balaj Tipu, killed in Lahore on Friday. CIA claimed that Ahsan was being taken for some recovery when Shah’s accomplices opened fire on CIA. The CIA team escaped unhurt but Shah got bullets and succumbed to his injuries, police claimed. pic.twitter.com/1mmpF5KY3Q
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Authorities have yet to provide a detailed account of the events leading up to the incident.
The CIA Lahore detained Ahsan Shah in March 2024 in connection with the murder of Ameer Balaj, son of the late underworld figure Tipu Truckanwala.
Shah, identified as a close friend of Balaj, allegedly provided information about Balaj’s whereabouts to the rival group.
Earlier, Ameer Balaj Tipu, son of Arif Ameer alias Tipu Truckanwala (goods transport network), was shot dead in what police described as a targeted attack near Lahore’s Thokar Niaz Beg neighborhood.
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The incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in a residential society near Thokar Niaz Beg as an armed assailant opened fire on Balaj Tipu, who recently joined PML-N, killing him on the spot.
