28 accused in Pindi incident identified, 16 held: Sanaullah

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Thursday said the investigation team probing Raja Bazaar incident has so far identified 28 accused involved in violence on 10th of Muharram.

The investigators have complete identity of 28 accused out of which 16 are in their custody for interrogation he said addressing a news conference here at the Punjab House.

He said the accused have been identified through close circuit TV camera footage forensic and other evidences and there is no doubt about their identity and involvement in violence which took lives of 11 innocent persons and injured 56 others.

He said the team is continuing its investigation in an independent transparent and impartial manner adding that no one would be arrested without having any evidence against him.