Horrific Details Surface After SSP Mufakhar Adeel Surrenders In Shahbaz Tatla Murder Case

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mufakhar Adeel surrendered to security agencies at the Pakistan-Iran border on Monday.

SSP Mufakhar Adeel had been missing for almost a month now. He returned to Pakistan in the fear of coronavirus spreading in Iran when the border was reopened on March 7.

The fugitive SSP is the prime suspect in Shahbaz Ahmad Tatla murder case and is currently under investigation at the Chung police training centre.

After detaining Adeel, the security agencies handed him over to the Lahore police. The police had been investigating the mysterious disappearance of Adeel and his friend Shahbaz Tatla.

Former additional advocate general and Adeel’s close friend Shahbaz Ahmad Tatla had also been missing since February 7. An investigation was underway after his brother had lodged a case of his abduction at Naseerabad police station.

The SSP confessed to murdering Shahbaz Ahmad Tatla and made horrible revelations about his crime.

He told the police that he first strangled the law officer and then burnt his body in acid. An official told Dawn that as an experienced police officer, Adeel was well versed to escape the punishment by eliminating the solid evidence (body) of the murder in case he was arrested at any stage.

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In his initial statement, Adeel confessed his crime and said that he murdered his friend in the name of honor.

SSP Mufakhar Adeel revealed that Tatla was threatening to assault his wife. He further told the police that his friend had allegedly raped his former wife in 2012.

Both the friends had a business of property and together they had recently rented a house for Rs 75,000 in Faisal Town for 10 days. The police investigation revealed that they had told the owner that a delegation from abroad would reside there. However, in actual several parties were being held at the rented house.

Another suspect in the case appeared when the police started looking for clues after Adeel and Tatla disappeared. Asad Bhatti, their mutual friend, was detained by police who claimed that Adeel had strangled Tatla in the rented house. He confirmed that Adeel had dissolved Tatla’s body in a drum full of chemical.

While talking to The Express Tribune, Lahore Capital City Police Officer Zulfiqar Hameed said that the police would soon bring all the facts about Adeel and Tatla before the public.