Punjab notifies JIT to probe May 9 riots

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday constituted 10 joint investigation teams (JITs) to probe the May 9 violence riots and ransacking of military installations including Lahore Corps Commander’s House.

The Punjab Home Department issued a notifications of joint investigation teams (JITs), constituted on the request of Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar.

The JITs have been constituted to ‘conduct and finalise investigation’ into first information reports (FIRs) registered at Sarwar Road Police Station, Gulberg, Model Town, Shadman, Naseerabad, and Race Course police stations.

The JIT – constituted to probe the attack at Corps Commander’s House – is comprised of Lahore DIG Security Kamran Adil, SSP Operation Sohaib Ashraf, DSP-SP Raza Zahid, ASP Taimoor Khan and Investigation Incharge Muhammad Sarwar.