Gulberg Double Murder Suspect Arrested from Layyah

Key Points:

Gulberg police have arrested the suspect in the Kamal Abad double murder from Layyah
A man and a woman were shot dead in a house in Kamal Abad on Oct 22 and the suspect had fled
FIR 790/26 was registered at Gulberg police station under sections 302 and 311 of the PPC
CPO Tanveer Hussain had formed a team under SP Lyallpur Division Abid Zafar for the arrest

FAISALABAD: Gulberg police have arrested the suspect in the Kamal Abad double murder from Layyah, nine days after a man and a woman were shot dead in a house there, a spokesman for Faisalabad Police said.

A man and a woman were found shot dead inside a house in Kamal Abad, in the limits of the Gulberg police station, on Oct 22, police said. Police said the suspect allegedly shot the two in the name of honour and fled.

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FIR No. 790/26 was registered at the Gulberg police station under sections 302 and 311 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) the same day, the FIR shows. A team of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency collected evidence from the scene, according to the FIR.

PDFFIR No. 790/26 — Police Station Gulberg, Faisalabad

FIR 790/26 registered at Gulberg police station in Faisalabad

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CPO Tanveer Hussain had formed a team headed by SP Lyallpur Division Abid Zafar to arrest the suspect, the spokesman said. Under the SP’s supervision, SHO Gulberg Abdul Ghaffar arrested the suspect from Layyah, he said.

Case Timeline

Oct 22, 2026: A man and a woman are shot dead in a house in Kamal Abad. Gulberg police register FIR 790/26 and a team is formed to arrest the suspect. Man, Woman Shot Dead in Gulberg, Suspect at Large

Oct 31, 2026: Gulberg police arrest the suspect from Layyah.

Police have started an investigation after the arrest, the spokesman said. The CPO praised the team and said the suspect would be produced in court with solid evidence and given exemplary punishment.