Police arrest another two suspects in Ameer Balaj Tipu murder case

LAHORE: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have arrested another two suspects involved in the murder of Ameer Balaj Tipu, son of Arif Amir alias Tipu Truckanwala (goods transport network), ARY News reported on Thursday.

According to police, the suspects have been identified as Ali Asghar and Haroon shooter. “Both suspects were master planner of Tipu’s murder.

“A total of six suspects have been arrested in the case so far,” explained police officials.

The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Lahore on Wednesday arrested Ahsan Shah in connection with the murder of Ameer Balaj, son of the late underworld figure Tipu Truckanwala.

Shah, identified as a close friend of Balaj, allegedly provided information about Balaj’s whereabouts to the rival group.

Ameer Balaj Tipu, son of Arif Ameeir alias Tipu Truckanwala (goods transport network), was gunned down last Sunday in what police described as a targeted attack near Lahore’s Thokar Niaz Beg neighborhood.

According to police, the incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in a residential society near Thokar Niaz Beg as an armed assailant opened fire on Balaj Tipu, who recently joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), killing him on the spot.

Two other individuals sustained bullet wounds during the gunfire, as confirmed by the police. Meanwhile, the police said the suspect was also killed in retaliatory firing by Tipu’s gunmen.

The police said they are diligently examining the circumstances leading to the attack and the possible motives behind it.

Balaj Tipu was the son of Arif Amir – alias Tipu Truckanwala – who was also shot dead in the parking lot of the Allama Iqbal airport in 2010.