Security guard kills minor boy

12-year-old boy Saqlain went to a shopping centre on Sargodha Road for catching a kite

FAISALABAD: A security guard of a shopping plaza shot a minor boy dead on Monday in Millat Town police jurisdiction.

Police said 12-year-old boy Saqlain went to a shopping centre situated at Sargodha Road for catching a kite. The security guard of the shopping plaza reprimanded the boy as entry into the plaza was prohibited. The boy also exchanged hot words which enraged the guard who opened fire at him.



As a result, the boy suffered bullet injuries and was rushed to Allied Hospital where he died. Upon receiving information, area police reached the spot and took the body into custody and started searching for the security guard who managed to escape from the scene after the incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2017.