Man gunned down amid altercation
A man was shot dead over a dispute. Shaan reportedly had a heated argument with Sadaqat alias Multani in Chak 235 on Saturday.
Sadaqat allegedly shot Shaan amid the dispute, severely injuring him. After obtaining medical attention at the scene, he was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his wounds en route.
Police reached the spot, shifted the body to a hospital for post-mortem examination and started searching for the attacker.
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Meanwhile, the mutilated body of a man was found among the fields within the area of Mansoorabad police station. A police spokesman said on Saturday that passersby spotted the body of a 45-year-old man lying in the fields near 80 Murabbah and informed authorities.
Police took the body, which bore marks of severe torture, into custody. The remains were shifted to a mortuary for a postmortem while further investigation was under way, the spokesman added.
With additional input from APP
Published in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2024.