ISLAMABAD: An army officer shot dead a lineman when he tried to disconnect his power supply due to non-payment of dues on Wednesday, police said.

Later, the army officer surrendered to Sihala police, confessing to the crime and that he had dumped the body in Gujar Khan.

The accused told the police that Iesco’s assistant lineman Mehboob Ahmed came to his house in DHA Phase II to disconnect the power supply.

The army man, however, resisted, and later brought a weapon from the house and opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. He then bundled the victim’s body in his car with the help of his cousin and left it at a deserted place in Gujar Khan.

The police also arrested the cousin of the officer. A police officer said the army had been informed about the incident.

Published in Dawn, December 31st, 2015