Report says Mughees killed Bilal before Sialkot lynching

The joint investigation team has informed the Supreme Court in its report that Bilal was shot dead by Mughees, one of the victims of Sialkot lynching. The Chief Justice concluded the hearing by ordering an open trial of the case. DIG Mushtaq Sukhera, while giving his statement during the hearing in the Supreme Court, said that Mughees had fired on Bilal and Zeeshan before the lynching incident. He also said that Mughees and Muneeb had stopped Bilal, meanwhile Zeeshan, accompanied by his friends, came for Bilals support. Upon seeing this, Mughees opened fire on them. The DIG also told the court that the severely injured Bilal died soon after the firing while Zeeshan also met the same fate after a month. The lynching incident was a reaction to this event. The officer added that the challan would be submitted after the post-mortem report.