Notorious Punjab gangster Teefi Butt was killed in an alleged police encounter during his transfer from Dubai to Lahore. His death sparks hope that the 35-year gang war between the Butt gang and the Truckanwala gang in Lahore will finally end.
According to the Crime Control Department (CCD), a gun battle broke out between police and Teefi Butt’s accomplices within the jurisdiction of Kot Sabzal Police Station in Rahim Yar Khan. Teefi Butt had been nominated in the murder case of his rival, Ameer Balaj, who was killed in 2024 during a wedding ceremony in a private housing society in Lahore.
A CCD statement detailed that Teefi Butt was transferred from Dubai to Karachi on the afternoon of October 10. From Karachi Airport, a CCD team was taking him to Lahore by road.
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