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Accused in Laiba suicide case killed by ‘accomplices’ firing’, police claim

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Azeem, M. (2026, October 21). Accused in Laiba suicide case killed by ‘accomplices’ firing’, police claim. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038615/accused-in-laiba-suicide-case-killed-by-accomplices-firing-police-claim

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On Tuesday, Islamabad police reported that an individual accused of defrauding IIUI student Laiba was killed by his accomplices during a shootout while being escorted by police for what would have been a recovery operation based on the accused’s disclosure. The police spokesperson stated that four accomplices attacked the police team with gunfire from motorcycles; though the police were protected, the under-custody accused died in the hospital after sustaining injuries. The case involves fraud amounting to Rs8.5 million and is linked to Laiba Ijaz's suicide earlier this year.

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Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old student at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), allegedly died by suicide after being defrauded of Rs5 million for fake travel documents intended to move her to the United States. The prime suspect in the case was killed when his accomplices opened fire on police while they were transferring him to track down another suspect. This incident occurred in the Ramna area under the jurisdiction of the Islamabad police, who had been directed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to arrest the main suspect following widespread public attention and outrage over the case. Police reported that four accomplices on two motorcycles fired indiscriminately at the police party, injuring the prime suspect, who later died in a hospital due to his injuries.

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Topics

IIUI ISLAMABAD International Islamic University Ramna the City Police Station

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ISLAMABAD GPE · 2× Ramna GPE · 2× Dawn ORG · 1× IIUI ORG · 1× International Islamic University ORG · 1× Laiba PERSON · 1× Laiba Ijaz PERSON · 1× Mansehra GPE · 1× the City Police Station ORG · 1×

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The spokesperson said the accused was nominated in the case of Laiba Ijaz, the student who committed suicide in Ramna police jurisdiction, and search operations were underway for arrest of his other accomplices.

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2026-10-21 · Dawn

Accused in Laiba suicide case killed by ‘accomplices’ firing’, police claim · mixed framing

Claims (10 extracted, 3 hedged)

The accused involved in allegedly defrauding International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) student Laiba in the name of a US visa was killed in firing by his own accomplices, police said on Tuesday. uncertain

police → involve → Tuesday

A spokesperson for the Islamabad police confirmed the killing of the accused. asserted

spokesperson → confirm → accused

According to him, the under-custody accused was killed during firing on a police team in the jurisdiction of Ramna police station. uncertain

accused → accord → station

The spokesperson said a police team was taking the accused for recovery on his disclosure and pointation when four accomplices on two motorcycles allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the police party in an attempt to get him freed. uncertain

him → say → attempt

The under-custody accused was injured in firing of his accomplices, while the police team remained safe due to bulletproof jackets and protective measures, the spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → accuse → jackets

The injured accused was shifted to a hospital for medical assistance where he succumbed to his injuries, he added. asserted

he → shift → injuries

operations → say → accomplices

He said a brother and cousins of the accused were already in jail, while cases of Rs8.5 million fraud were registered against them with the City Police Station, Mansehra. asserted

cases → say → Station

The deceased was a proclaimed offender in the said case. asserted

deceased → proclaim → case

On the other hand, police were unable to give any details about recovery of the money looted in the fraud from the slain accused. asserted

police → give → accused