A teenager killed Pakistan Army SSG commando Muhammad Arshad, 27, over reasons yet to be determined in the Nawankot Police precincts on Monday.
The deceased was a resident of Chunian district Kasur. Arshad joined the Pakistan Army two years ago and was trained for Special Services Group (SSG). Arshad was performing security duty at the Tarbela Dam. Late on Sunday night, Muhammad Arshad and an unidentified friend, estimated to be 18 years of age, checked into Lahori Hotel room number 6 in the Nawankot Police Station jurisdiction.
Around noon on Monday, the hotel administration knocked at the door but received no response. Upon suspicion, the administration opened the door with a duplicate key and found Muhammad Arshad dead. The hotel administration informed local police from mobile number 03324226761 about the mishap after which a heavy contingent of police reached and shifted the body to morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, Army officers reached the site and collected circumstantial evidence from the crime scene. Nawankot Police late on Monday night registered a case against Muhammad Arshad’s unidentified friend on the complaint of the deceased’s father Muhammad Hussain and started probing the matter. Hussain told police they had no enmities. SP Iqbal Town Muntazir Mehdi said they had started investigating the matter but had yet to fix the motive of murder. He said it appeared as if Arshad’s friend hit his head with bricks and escaped from the scene. Lahore Police sources said the boy was much younger than Arshad. A source said the killer was 18 years old and adept at repairing fridges. Sources said the killer had repaired the hotel fridge late on Sunday night but no one knew anything else about him. The source said the murder could be a result of a sexual assault attempt from the deceased. Hotel sources said when they entered the room after opening the door, they saw Arshad’s brick hit forehead after entering the room.