ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Banigala police arrested a person who escaped after killing his client over a minor dispute in ‘Mohra Nur’ area, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

According to details, Shah Nawaz went to the shop of tailor Zeeshan Sherwan and asked him for the delivery of clothes as per commitment. As the dresses were not prepared, there was exchange of harsh words between both of them following which Zeeshan whipped out a pistol and shot Shah Nawaz dead.

The police said that the killer appeared before the police and surrendered himself for legal action. During interrogation, he confessed to the murder of Shah Nawaz unintentionally and claimed that he was his close friend.

He denied any scuffle with the victim over the delivery of the clothes and said that he along with him was making fun and all of sudden the pistol he was carrying went off.

Later the accused was produced in the court of law from where he was given in police custody for a four days physical remand.

The pistol is yet to be recovered and efforts were in progress to trace and recover it.

The police said that the victim’s cousin in his statement told police that he was killed over the delivery of clothes, but the motive was yet to be verified. There was some information that one of the victim’s cousin in rivalry with the tailor used the incident for an ulterior motive.

Meanwhile, the capital police arrested 20 persons including four proclaimed offenders and 10 suspects from various areas of the city and recovered weapons and stolen items from their possession, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

In response of directions from IGP Bani Amin Khan to maintain vigilance against suspected elements, Shahzad Town police conducted search operation and nabbed six suspects, while Bhara Kahu and Aabpara police apprehended three suspects and one suspect respectively.

In a crackdown against absconders, Shahzad Town police arrested two proclaimed offenders while Tarnol and Shalimar police nabbed one proclaimed offender each.

Meanwhile, Koral police arrested two persons and recovered two pistols from them. Another accused of a brawl was arrested which led in the recovery of a 12-bore gun from him.

The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) during investigation of a case arrested an alleged thief, which led in the recovery of stolen items worth thousands of rupees from him.

Similarly, the Tarnol police also arrested two alleged thieves and recovered stolen items from them.