Lahore Underworld’s Gangster Faizan Boxer Killed in CCD Encounter
LAHORE: Faizan Boxer, an alleged gangster associated with the Lahore underworld, was killed in an alleged encounter with the Punjab Crime Control Department (CCD), police officials said on Friday.
According to authorities, the incident took place in the Ichhra area when a CCD Kotwali team was escorting Faizan Boxer to Sheikhupura for identification purposes. During the transfer, the suspect’s accomplices allegedly opened fire in an attempt to rescue him.
Police said a brief exchange of gunfire followed, during which Faizan Boxer was reportedly killed by shots fired by his own associates. No personnel from the CCD were injured in the incident.
Officials said the suspect was wanted in multiple criminal cases, including murder, robbery and armed assault, and had long been on law enforcement agencies’ radar due to his alleged involvement in organised crime activities in Lahore.
The incident follows a similar encounter earlier this year involving another high-profile underworld figure. On October 11, 2025, the prime suspect in the Ameer Balaj murder case, Khawaja Tareef Gulshan, also known as Teefi Butt, was killed in an alleged encounter with the CCD in Punjab.
According to police, Teefi Butt had been extradited from Dubai a day earlier and was being transported by road to the CCD headquarters in Lahore when his accomplices allegedly attacked the police convoy near Kot Sabzal in Rahim Yar Khan district. Authorities claimed he was killed during the exchange of fire by shots fired by his own associates.
Teefi Butt had been nominated along with Khawaja Aqeel alias Gogi Butt and others in the FIR registered over the targeted killing of Ameer Balaj near Thokar Niaz Beg, Lahore, on February 19, 2024.
Following the murder, Teefi Butt fled abroad and was later declared a proclaimed offender. In 2024, Punjab Police approached the Ministry of Interior to initiate extradition proceedings, after which Interpol red notices were issued for his arrest and repatriation.
He was brought back to Pakistan via Karachi Airport on a private airline and later transferred to Lahore, where he was handed over to the Joint Investigation Team investigating the case before his death.
