in Vehari district, Punjab, doubts were expressed about his death because Sargodha police had already claimed to have killed him in 1999 and the Punjab police had also claimed to have killed him on six occasions. Basra and three other Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members had come to stage an attack on Choudhary Fida Hussain Ghalvi, a prominent Shia leader, but were met with armed resistance by local villagers. According to one report, a special police brigade arrived to support a half-hour later, ending the fight, during which all four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members were killed. Doubts have been expressed about this version of events because Basra was reported to be in police custody at the time of this shootout and hardly anyone believes this account to be true. However, Pakistan's then Information Minister Nisar Memon denied any foul-play. It is alleged he was killed by Shia fighters seeking to take matters into their own hands after police incompetence. Basra was buried in his home village of Khurhseed, near Jhawarian outside of Sargodha. His funeral was attended by 20,000 people; though police presence prevented SSP, LeJ of leadership and thousands of people from participating, and Basra's body was wrapped in the LeJ flag. References External links Information on Riaz Basra, the alleged assassin of Iranian diplomat Sadiq Ghanji who escaped custody of the Pakistan authorities, European Country of Origin Information Network. 1967 births 2002 deaths People from Sargodha District Assassinated Pakistani people Pakistani Islamists Terrorism in Pakistan Deobandis Leaders of Islamic terror groups