In a significant development in the Ameer Balaj Tipu murder case, the district and sessions court of Lahore has accepted the bail application of a suspect, Malik Sohail Mahmood.
Additional Sessions Judge Allah Dutta granted the bail and ordered the release of the suspect on a surety bond of Rs100,000, provided he is not wanted in any other case.
The Chuhng police station had registered the case, in which Sohail Mahmood, also known as Sohail Awan, had been accused of facilitating a meeting between Ahsan Shah and Teefi Butt, who are implicated in the case. The court's decision came after the arrest of Mahmood, who had been in custody awaiting the outcome of his bail plea.
"If the accused is not wanted in any other case, then he should be released," stated the court, emphasizing the conditions under which the bail was granted.
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This order allows for Mahmood’s release on the specified bond amount, ensuring his compliance with the legal process while he remains under investigation for his alleged involvement in the crime.
On Feb 19, Ameer Balaj Tipu, the son of Arif Ameer, also known as Tipu Truckanwala, was shot dead in an alleged targeted killing in the Chuhng area of Lahore on Sunday night.
The police claimed that Balaj, aged in his early 30s, was attending the wedding ceremony of a former DPS's son in a residential society in Chuhng when an armed man opened fire on him, injuring him critically.
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Three other men accompanying Balaj were also injured, as per the police. However, due to retaliatory fire by Balaj's gunmen, the assailant was also killed.
On Feb 28, the investigation into the murder case of Ameer Balaj Tipu took a crucial step forward with the detention of two more people by the CIA police, including Malik Sohail Awan as well as Balaj's close friend Ahsan Shah.
According to sources within the CIA police, Sohail played a pivotal role in facilitating meetings between another suspect, Ahsan Shah, with the main suspect in the case, Teefi Butt. Allegedly, Ahsan Shah had provided information about Ameer Balaj's whereabouts to Teefi Butt, including the fact that he was attending a wedding.
