CTD takes custody of suspect involved in attacking prayer leader

(Karachi) In a bid to carry out investigations, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has taken custody of a suspect allegedly involved in an attack on a prayer leader Mufti Abdullah in Karachi’s Jamshed Town, local media reported on Sunday.

The imam of a local mosque had been attacked by unidentified assailants in Karachi on October 31. The people caught one of the assailants and handed him over to the police.

Police officials said that investigation into the incident is being conducted through different aspects including information about his accomplices. They revealed that investigators found contradictions in the initial statement of the suspect.

They said that investigators found no evidence of resistance by the injured cleric against the alleged dacoity incident. The mobile phone record of the suspect is being collected and all persons will be included in the probe from which he remained in contact before the incident.

Police said that the department also contacted the family of the wounded cleric to register a case, however, a complaint will be lodged on behalf of the state if the family refused to file it.