Member of Ahmadi community killed in suspected targeted attack in Mandi Bahauddin: police

Member of Ahmadi community killed in suspected targeted attack in Mandi Bahauddin: police.

Key points

• Zaheer Abbas Sial Published September 2, 2026 Updated September 2, 2026 11: 55pm.
• While speaking to Dawn, confirmed that the victim belonged to the Ahmadi community, DSP Saddar Circle Mandi Bahauddin Rana Jameel Ahmed.
• Zahir Abbas Sial has been reporting for Dawn News (TV) since 2011.
• The location is just a few metres from the office of the deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Saddar Circle.
• The victim was identified in the initial police report as a resident of Lalazar, Mandi Bahauddin.

Zaheer Abbas Sial Published September 2, 2026 Updated September 2, 2026 11: 55pm. Join our Whatsapp Channel. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A member of the Ahmadi community was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Mandi Bahauddin district of Punjab on Wednesday evening, police remarked, adding that the incident was being investigated as a suspected targeted killing.

According to City police station Station House Officer (SHO) Saleem Bakhsh, the incident took place around 6: 30pm on Main Eidgah Road within the jurisdiction of City police station. The location is just a few metres from the office of the deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Saddar Circle.

In practice, the victim was identified in the initial police report as a resident of Lalazar, Mandi Bahauddin.

Police remarked the victim was returning home after closing his workshop when two unidentified men allegedly followed him. When he reached the main road near the central Eidgah, the attackers opened fire on him.

He sustained critical gunshot wounds and died at the scene. The two assailants fled after the shooting.

Shortly after receiving information concerning the incident, City police station SHO Tarar reached the scene along with a police contingent. While personnel from other law enforcement agencies were additionally present at the site, police collected evidence from the crime scene and introduced an investigation.

Police took the deceased's body into custody and began the legal formalities.

While speaking to Dawn, remarked the initial investigation suggested that the incident appeared to be a targeted killing and that the victim had apparently been deliberately targeted as part of a planned attack, district Police Officer (DPO) Mandi Bahauddin Lieutenant (retd) Kamran Amir Khan.

He remarked police were investigating the incident from all feasible angles and efforts were under way to identify and arrest the assailants.

According to the DPO Mandi Bahauddin, investigators were using evidence collected from the crime scene, along with other available information, to trace the suspects.

Police authorities stated a case would be registered and further legal proceedings initiated after the victim's heirs submitted an application.

While a heavy police contingent had cordoned off both sides of the road as investigations continued, the body was still at the scene when this report was filed.

Zahir Abbas Sial has been reporting for Dawn News (TV) since 2011. His coverage spans investigative reports, crime, and social justice problems throughout multiple Punjab districts. He can be discovered on X at @ZaheerAbasSial.

Taken together, the developments around member of Ahmadi community killed in suspected targeted attack in Mandi Bahauddin: point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.