The chief justice passed these remarks while directing Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar to review the CCD encounters, according to a media report.

The police chief appeared before LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum in compliance with the court’s order in connection with a woman’s petition against the killing of her son in an alleged CCD encounter.

The chief justice said the IGP was summoned after the SHO concerned failed to satisfy the court. She found the IGP’s report complete and satisfactory.

The chief justice however questioned, “Whenever there is firing on a police vehicle, how does the bullet directly hit a suspect? Why it never hits a constable or the police vehicle?”

The chief justice said that the LHC was receiving 50 petitions daily regarding fake police encounters, remarking that the current wave of CCD encounters must be assessed.

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Chief Justice Neelum directed the IGP to conduct a thorough review of the ongoing encounters. She instructed the police chief to sit with senior officers and ensure that such fake encounters were not repeated in the future.

Meanwhile, a report was submitted by the IGP regarding the FIR. It stated that the suspect was being taken away after a recovery, when the police vehicle’s tyre punctured and his accomplices launched an attack. It said the suspect was killed by the firing of his own accomplices.