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In another surprising turn in Balaj murder case, the Organised Crime United (OCU) team of Model Town Police Lahore successfully detained another accused who was involved in the murder of Javed Butt brother-in-law of Teefi Butt, near Kasur, reported The Asian Mirror on Wednesday.
Sources maintained that the arrested accused person was later recognized as Afzal, who conducted a recce of deceased Javed Butt from the crime area to his residence.
After killing Javed Butt, the accused left the area successfully, while OCU teams are already conducting raids on different locations for the arrest of another absconder, Arif who is also involved in the brutal murder of Javed Butt in a broad daylight.
Two days ago, two main accused, including the shooter involved in the murder of Teefi Butt’s brother-in-law, Javed Butt, during a gang war, were also arrested.
The shooter, Azhar, was captured by the Lahore police from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
As per the police record, Azhar, who is a known history sheeter, opened fires on Javed Butt.
He had been secretly spying for the murder.
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Police sources added that the investigation of Azhar and his gang is ongoing to uncover the elements behind Javed Butt’s murder.
It is important to mention here that the murder of Ameer Balaj Tipu, a popular figure in Lahore’s underworld and owner of a goods transport network, is not coming to an end as Javed Butt, the brother-in-law of Teefi Butt, the chief suspect in the case, was killed in the provincial capital on September 2, 2024.
Muhammad Javed Butt, who was a resident of Allama Iqbal Town, was targeted while sitting in his car in the Muslim Town area of Lahore, said police.
The police informed that Javed Butt’s wife was injured in the attack while his daughter escaped unhurt.
It may be mentioned here that another suspect in Ameer Balaj’s murder case was also killed by the firing of his “accomplices” on August 23 last.
The CIA team was taking Ahsan Shah to Shadbagh for a recovery when Shah’s accomplices opened fire on the CIA team.
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Following the shooting, Shah was taken to the hospital with injuries, but he succumbed to his wounds before reaching the hospital.
Shah was believed to be a close friend of Balaj and was accused of providing information to key suspects, including Teefi Butt, about Balaj’s presence at a wedding party in Chuhng.
In February 2024, Ameer Balaj Tipu was killed in what police described as a targeted attack near Thokar Niaz Beg neighbourhood.
According to police, the incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in a residential society near Thokar Niaz Beg as an armed assailant opened fire on Balaj Tipu killing him on the spot.
Balaj Tipu was the son of Arif Amir – alias Tipu Truckanwala – who was also shot dead in the parking lot of the Allama Iqbal International Airport in 2010.
