A man shot and killed his brother-in-law in the limits of Taxila police station on Thursday and fled after committing the crime.
The police said that the accused named Mahmood killed his brother-in-law, Azmat, over a land dispute.
After receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot and shifted the body to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Taxila. The body of the deceased will be handed over to the deceased’s family after completing medico-legal formalities.
Police have registered a case against Mahmood.
In a separate incident, a man was killed in a firing incident in the limits of Naseerabad police station area.
According to police, complainant Younis told the police that his cousin Khalil Ahmed and his father Noor Aslam Khan visited Dhok Hamidan in their car to purchase vegetables. He said his father stopped the car on the side of the road, got out and walked towards the vegetable shop.
Meanwhile, two young boys riding a motorcycle came and stopped at a distance. They took out a pistol and fired at his father. He said his father succumbed to his injuries while the accused managed to escape. Police have registered a case and started an investigation.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 21st, 2023.
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