Two Ahmadis shot dead in feud in Umerkot

Two men died on the spot while one man was critically injured after being shot by the guard over an argument.

HYDERABAD: Two men identified as Ahmadis were shot dead outside their place of worship in Kunri taluka of Umerkot district on Saturday by a security guard belonging to their own community.

According to the first information report (FIR), Fakhruddin, 45, and Maqsood Ahmed, 28, died on the spot while Rafique Ahmed was critically injured after being shot by the guard over an argument. The Kunri SHO said the suspect, Idrees Shah, was arrested and the weapon used in the crime recovered.

The Ahmadi community is reported to have considerable population in Kunri, having three places of worship in the urban area and scores of others in the rural parts of the taluka.