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Suspect Arrested After Attack on Scholar Muhammad Ali Mirza at Jhelum Academy

Police opened an attempt-to-murder case after CCTV captured a post-lecture throat-grab during a photo session.

Overview

  • Mirza was not injured, and people on site restrained the attacker before handing him to officers stationed at the academy.
  • An FIR under Section 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered at City Police Station, Jhelum, and the suspect remains in custody.
  • Police verified the attacker as a 26-year-old from Abbottabad after recovering his identity card, confirming details reported by academy staff.
  • CCTV shows the man entered around 9:00 am, waited through the session, then requested a photograph before suddenly attempting to strangle Mirza and throwing his turban.
  • The FIR records slogans associated with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan during the incident, and reports say investigators are examining alleged links to a banned organization.