ISLAMABAD: The federal police claimed to have traced the identity of suspects belonging to a banned religious organisation allegedly involved in the murder of Sunni Ulema Council Pakistan Deputy Secretary General Maulana Masoodur Rehman Usmani, ARY News reported on Sunday.
The prominent religious figure was returning home from Rawalpindi in his car when two armed men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on his vehicle, killing the Maulana on the spot. The driver of the car sustained bullet injuries.
The deceased and the injured were shifted to a hospital where the doctor confirmed the death of Maulana Usmani while his driver, identified as Asad Ali Khan, was given medical assistance and was stated to be in stable condition.
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Preliminary investigation showed that the attackers targeted Maulana Usmani from the side where he was seated and only left after confirming that he was dead.
Sources told ARY News that the Islamabad police have identified four suspects allegedly involved in in the target killing with the help of CCTV footages.
Sources further said that the suspects followed Allama Masood-ur-Rehman from Rawalpindi, two suspects were assigned to reconnaissance and the other two to killing the religious figure.
