LAHORE: New twist Reported in missing SSP Mufakhar mysterious case.
Senior Superintendent of Punjab Police (SSP) Mufakhar Adeel’s friend AsadBhatti has told police that he and the police officer had murdered theirmutual friend, former advocate general Shahid Tattla, over a businessrivalry.
Bhatti was taken into custody by police after he was identified from a CCTVfootage. Police had recovered Adeel’s car from Johar Town. In the CCTVfootage, Bhatti was seen sitting beside the police officer.
In his confessional statement to the police, Bhatti revealed that Adeelcalled Tattla to a mutually agreed place where he strangled him to death.He disposed off Tattla’s body by throwing it in a drum full of acid.
According to Bhatti, a police constable had washed the scene of the crime,a house that was jointly rented by Adeel and Tattla some days ago allegedlyto hold parties. Police sources said that raids were also being carried outto arrest the servant of Adeel’s second wife who had provided the acid toAsad Bhatti to allegedly dissolve Tattla’s body.
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SSP Adeel and Tattla were reportedly very close and used to frequent socialgatherings together. Both of them belonged to Narowal.
SSP Adeel, who was currently posted in the Punjab Constabulary (PC),Lahore, left his home on his official vehicle last week on Tuesday aftertelling his wife that he was going somewhere.
His wife reported him missing after his cell phone remained constantlypowered off.
