Five suspects arrested in ATC judge, family murder case

SWABI (92 News) – Police have registered an FIR of the murder of a Swat Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge with his three family members at the Swabi Interchange on Islamabad-Peshwar Motorway.

According to the reports, the case was registered on a complaint of the judge’s son at Chota Lahore police station.

The five suspects were arrested during a joint police team raids in Peshawar and Khyber districts. Two vehicles nominated in the FIR were also recovered from their possession.

Slain judge’s son Majid Afridi will have a look at the arrested suspects during an identification parade to confirm whether they were involved in the murder of his father and other family members.

Earlier on Sunday, some unidentified armed assailants killed an ATC judge along with his wife and two children. The incident took place at Anbar Interchange near Swabi when some unidentified armed men sprayed the bullets on the vehicle of an ATC judge Aftab Afridi.

Resultantly, Aftab Afridi his wife and two children died on the spot, while security guards in the judge’s convoy also sustained injuries.

The bodies and the injured guards were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities.

PM condemns murder, vows to arrest accused

Prime Minister Imran Khan has also strongly condemned the murder of ATC judge Aftab Afridi, his wife and two children at Anbar Interchange, Swabi.

Strongly condemn the murder of ATC judge Aftab Afridi, his wife & 2 children at Anbar Interchange, Swabi. The perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended & dealt with full severity of the law.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 4, 2021

In a tweet today (Sunday), he said, the perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended and dealt with full severity of the law.