Man shot dead allegedly by brother

Suspect escapes from home after shooting

KHURRIANWALA:

A man allegedly killed his elder brother over a domestic dispute in Shadab Colony, police said. They took possession of the body and shifted it to the hospital.

Abid, of Street No-6 of Shadab Colony in the jurisdiction of the Jhang Bazaar Police Station, allegedly shot his elder brother Sajid, 36, dead at their home and escaped.

Police sources quoted relatives of the deceased as saying that the two brothers did not get along with each other. It could not be known what had been the bone of contention between the two brothers.

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Meanwhile, a teenage boy sustained a gunshot wound as a result of celebratory shooting at a Mehndi ceremony, police said.

He was shifted to the Civil Hospital. Batala Colony Police registered a case and mounted a search for the suspects.

Police said that the suspects had resorted to firing in the air during the Mehndi ceremony in Mithiawala Chowk area of Batala Colony Police Station when a stray bullet hit in the neck of 15-year-old Asfand.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2024.