The Lahore police have arrested Huzaifa, the main accused in the murder of Punjab University student Rana Ammar.
The shooting incident allegedly occurred on campus on Thursday, leaving Ammar dead.
According to police reports, Huzaifa, a student of the Botany Department, opened fire on Ammar. Dilawar, another suspect and a student of the Gender Studies Department, had taken the injured Ammar to the hospital and was arrested later.
Both suspects are fellow students of the deceased.
Rana Ammar succumbed to his injuries after being struck by three bullets. The fatal shot, according to the postmortem report, hit his stomach. His body has been handed over to his family following the autopsy.
A murder case has been registered against Huzaifa and Dilawar on the complaint of Ammar's father. The family claims the main suspect had not been immediately apprehended, though Huzaifa is now in custody.
Law enforcement confirmed they had detained Huzaifa and initiated investigations. Dilawar is also being interrogated regarding his role in the case. Authorities have assured that a thorough investigation will bring all responsible parties to justice.
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On Thursday evening, it was revealed that the shooting occurred near the sports gymnasium of the university, where Ammar was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle. The victim was shot at while sitting in a vehicle's front seat near the university's sports gymnasium.
According to sources, the shooting was allegedly carried out by Huzaifa, who was sitting in the rear seat of the vehicle at the time of the incident. Following the shooting, the suspect fled the scene.
After the shooting, Dilawar, along with an unidentified individual, transferred Ammar to a different vehicle and rushed him to Sheikh Zayed Hospital. However, Ammar succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Both Dilawar and the unidentified person were detained by the police after they brought the injured student to the hospital.
In a news conference, PU Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Mahmood, along with the registrar and chief security officer, attempted to address the rumours surrounding the alleged shooting at the university.
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Dr Mahmood confirmed that the university had received information about a student being shot somewhere and subsequently dying. "The Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) activists reported firing at five places at different times. All five locations were investigated by the police and security staff, and CCTV footage reviewed," said Dr. Mahmood.
The Pro-VC claimed that their investigation showed no shooting incident had actually taken place within the university premises. He also claimed there was no eyewitness to the shooting incident; neither bullet shell nor blood was found from any place.
The deceased was a student of gender studies and the nephew of a university administrative officer, he added.
He emphasized that there was no evidence of such an incident on the new campus. Dr Mahmood noted that the exact location of the shooting incident remains unclear and is not confirmed to have happened at the university. "The IJT is deliberately blaming the administration of PU. IJT activists attacked the admin block, broke the windows, attacked the canteen and vandalised it."
