SARGODHA: The main accused in the killing of 20 disciples at a shrine of Chak No 95 NB, Abdul Waheed, has retracted his confessional statement of killing them and said that he was innocent as the disciples had killed each other. On April 2, 20 people were found killed at the Chak 95 NB shrine. Police arrested four people in the case.

Another accomplice in the case, Tauqeer, appealed to the district and sessions court judge for protection on Monday, saying that the disciples of Waheed could attack and kill him. He is reported to be the son-in-law of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shabir.

Some relatives of the deceased allege that the DSP and Tauqeer were pressurising police to favour the accused. The police said they were trying to get the DNA test of the accused at the earliest and the case challan would be submitted to the anti-terrorism court by May 15.

Published in Dawn, May 09th, 2017