Five people were killed in firing at Shahpur ‘dera’ in Chung area, here on Friday.
Police said that the persons were sitting at the ‘dera’ of Haji Shahzad Awan when suddenly some assailants appeared there and opened fire. As a result the five persons received serious bullet injuries and died on the spot. While a five years old boy namely Abubakar was also injured in this incident. After the incident, the accused managed to escape from the scene.
On information, concerned police reached the spot and took the bodies into custody and later shifted to mortuary for post-mortem. The police and forensic teams collected evidences from the crime scene. Police said that it could be their old enmity however the real cause of the incident would be ascertained after thorough investigation.
The dead persons have been identified as Malik Mustafa (55), Hafiz Murtaza (50), Malik Khadim (65), Fahad (18) and Ali Husnain. Police are conducting raids to arrest the accused involved in this incident.