A man who had gone to the court of the additional district and sessions judge to seek interim bail was shot dead allegedly by an opponent.
Two other persons also sustained gunshot wounds.
Stray bullets also hit the windows of the car of the additional sessions judge.
The firing caused panic in the court leading to a stampede.
Police personnel stationed at the gate of the court arrested the suspect with the weapon while the body and the injured were shifted to a hospital.
Police said the suspect, Younis, allegedly opened fire on three of his opponents who had appeared in the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rafaqat Ali.
Mohammad Jalal, 30, died on the spot while Rashid Ahmed and Mohammad Hussain were injured in the incident.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Rescue 1122 workers and a heavy police contingent reached the spot.
Crime scene unit collected evidence from the spot and immediately shifted the injured to the Trauma Centre of the Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital.
Police said that a case had been registered against Jalal and Rashid Ahmed at the Kala Police Station.
The two persons had gone to the court to seek interim bail in connection with the same case.
Police said that the suspect, Younis, had hidden a pistol in an envelope.
As soon as he saw his opponents, he allegedly opened fire on them.
The suspect tried to escape, but he was caught by the policemen deployed at the gate of the court who handed him over to the Civil Lines Police Station.
RPO Sajjad Hasan Khan took notice of the firing incident in the court premises and sought a report from the District Police Officer of Dera Ghazi Khan.
DPO Syed Hasnain Haider, along with SP Bakhtiar Ahmed, visited the crime scene and reviewed the security in the court premises.
The DPO appointed SP Bakhtiar Ahmed inquiry officer and ordered him to submit a report in the next 48 hours.
A man and a woman were shot dead allegedly by the opposing party as they appeared before a local court in Lahore in the month of July this year.
The victims were identified by authorities as Sughra Bibi and Muhammad Amin.
They had appeared in the Lahore session court ahead of a hearing when armed men opened fire on them.
The victims had been in court due to an ongoing case where three members of their family had been killed allegedly over a property dispute.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2023.
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