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| New arrests over 1994 taxi driver murder | New arrests over 1994 taxi driver murder |
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| Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, known to his friends and family as Shami, was 26 when he was shot dead in his taxi on 22 November 1994 | Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, known to his friends and family as Shami, was 26 when he was shot dead in his taxi on 22 November 1994 |
| New arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a taxi driver 31 years ago. | New arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a taxi driver 31 years ago. |
| Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor was 26 when he was shot dead in his taxi in Nottinghamshire in November 1994, in what police described as an "execution". | Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor was 26 when he was shot dead in his taxi in Nottinghamshire in November 1994, in what police described as an "execution". |
| Nottinghamshire Police relaunched a murder investigation last year. | |
| On Wednesday, officers arrested three men aged 58, 57 and 55 on suspicion of murder. | On Wednesday, officers arrested three men aged 58, 57 and 55 on suspicion of murder. |
| The arrests have come after searches for ammunition were made in connection with the case at a Nottingham home in January. | The arrests have come after searches for ammunition were made in connection with the case at a Nottingham home in January. |
| The force said it had received information there could be evidence in the property in Sneinton but that no-one living at the address was connected to the murder. | The force said it had received information there could be evidence in the property in Sneinton but that no-one living at the address was connected to the murder. |
| Mr Ghafoor was found tied to his steering wheel | Mr Ghafoor was found tied to his steering wheel |
| Mr Ghafoor - known to friends and family as Shami - was shot dead in his car in the early hours of 22 November 1994. | Mr Ghafoor - known to friends and family as Shami - was shot dead in his car in the early hours of 22 November 1994. |
| He was found with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel of his car by a milkman at Lambley Playing Fields in Gedling. | He was found with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel of his car by a milkman at Lambley Playing Fields in Gedling. |
| The taxi driver had a five-year-old son at the time and his daughter was born five months after his death. | The taxi driver had a five-year-old son at the time and his daughter was born five months after his death. |
| Police have now arrested a total of nine people in connection with his death. | Police have now arrested a total of nine people in connection with his death. |
| Ch Insp Clare Dean, who is leading the investigation, said: "We made a commitment to Shami's family that we would leave no stone unturned when we relaunched the investigation last year. | Ch Insp Clare Dean, who is leading the investigation, said: "We made a commitment to Shami's family that we would leave no stone unturned when we relaunched the investigation last year. |
| "We continue to follow all new and existing lines of inquiry to ensure that his family get the answers they have waited for." | "We continue to follow all new and existing lines of inquiry to ensure that his family get the answers they have waited for." |
| The men arrested remain in police custody, she added. | The men arrested remain in police custody, she added. |
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