Rawalpindi Police foil contract killing plot, arrest four suspects

RAWALPINDI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jun, 2026) Rawalpindi Police have foiled an alleged contract killing plot and arrested four suspects who had travelled from another province to target a citizen, a police spokesman said on Monday.

According to the spokesman, the suspects were members of a hired killer gang that had allegedly been promised Rs 5 million to kidnap and kill a citizen. Police recovered weapons, Rs 4 million believed to be part of the contract money, and two vehicles used by the suspects during the operation.

The spokesman said, Naseerabad Police intercepted a suspicious vehicle during routine checking. Upon search, officers recovered weapons and discovered that the vehicle was carrying a fake number plate.

During interrogation, the detained suspect disclosed that he was part of a hired killer gang and had arrived in Rawalpindi with three accomplices to carry out the planned crime.

Acting on the information, police arrested the three remaining suspects and seized the weapons and vehicle allegedly used by the gang.

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Investigators said the suspects revealed that a resident of Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had hired them to target a citizen in Rawalpindi. According to the investigation, the gang had been offered Rs 2 million for carrying out the killing in Rawalpindi and Rs5 million if the intended victim was kidnapped and taken to Haripur before being killed.

The spokesman said teams had been constituted to arrest the alleged contractor and that legal proceedings had been initiated. Efforts were also underway to apprehend other facilitators and associates linked to the gang.

Police said the suspects had previously been involved in multiple cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including terrorism, murder, narcotics and illegal weapons offences.

The spokesman said senior police officials, including City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani, SP Potohar, DSP Cantt and SHO Naseerabad, had been commended for the timely action that helped save the life of the intended victim.