Private TV News has claimed quoting police sources that the accused Shafqat, who was arrested on the identification of Waqarul Hassan, has confessed his guilt during the investigation.
According to details, accused Shafqat has confessed to robbery with a woman on the motorway and then in front of children and has confirmed that the other main accused is Abid Malhi. Shafqat is said to be 23 years old and further details have come to light that he belongs to Haroonabad tehsil of Bahawalnagar. Shafqat admitted that he has been with Abid for the last four years and they have been committing incidents together.
Earlier, private TV News had claimed quoting sources that accused Shafqat was arrested from Depalpur yesterday and his DNA was also matched. Shafqat admitted that his body was found in Bahawalnagar. There was a whole gang with which he and Abid used to carry out operations. Private TV said that Waqarul Hassan said during the investigation that Shafqat was hiding in a tehsil of Okara, after which the police found him and arrested him.
It may be recalled that when the prize money was announced by the police for the photographer and the informant, Waqar Al-Hassan presented his arrest at the CIA Model Town police station yesterday and denied his guilt and demanded to have his DNA taken. What The DNA of accused Shafqat was taken by the police which did not match while the woman also refused to deliver it to Waqarul Hassan.
Waqar al-Hassan had mentioned the names of his brothers Abbas and Shafqat during the interrogation, but this morning Abbas had handed over his arrest to the Sheikhupura police and said that he knew and contacted Abid Ali only at work. The last time he was contacted was 12 days ago, he was working in a steel mill and the last contact was about work.
Police arrested the accused Shafqat from Depalpur after he was identified by Waqar Arl Hassan and then had his DNA matched which matched while the accused has also confessed to the crime.
