Islamabad (Pakistan): A 22-year-old youth was shot dead by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday in the G-10 area of Islamabad. According to reports, the deceased Osama Satti was coming back after leaving his friend in the area of Shams Colony. The deceased’s cousin Farooq Satti said that the ATS jawans were on patrol in the area and asked Osama to stop but when he did not stop, he fired indiscriminately.
A police spokesman said police tried to stop a suspicious vehicle with tinted glass (black glass) and opened fire when the driver did not stop. The spokesman said that the police chased the vehicle till G-10 and when it did not stop, they opened fire on the vehicle’s tires. Unfortunately, the bullet hit the driver, causing him to die.
Currently, five policemen have been arrested in connection with the murder and further investigations are underway. Taking cognizance of the incident, IG Islamabad has formed teams of SP Sadar and SP Investigation under the supervision of DIG Operations. According to sources, the police helpline received a call for information on the robbery, after which the police tried to stop the suspect vehicle.
A PIMS spokesperson said that according to the post-mortem, the youth was shot 22 times from the front, out of which six were hit by Osama and the rest were attached to the vehicle. DSP Khalid Awan said the slain Osama Satti was innocent. He said that he went to the scene soon after the incident. When the plaintiff identified Osama in the robbery case, he said that the slain was not his accused.
Ajmal Baloch, president of All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, said that Osama was a resident of Sector G-13 and was a student, whose father is a businessman. He said that the 22-year-old was not a terrorist. The murder is the worst example of policing, which should be investigated by a High Court judge.
