DERA ISMAIL KHAN:A seven-year-old boy was killed by celebratory aerial firing at a wedding in Kotla Habib area, while a 49-year-old man was allegedly murdered with an axe over a dispute involving women near Al-Moiz Sugar Mills, police said on Tuesday.
In the first incident, Safiullah son of Mir Dam Khan and a resident of Kotla Habib, lodged a report at Dera Town police station. He stated that during a wedding ceremony at the house of Ramzan, a bullet fired by Javed alias Malanga, a resident of the same locality, struck seven-year-old Rehan son of Saeedur Rehman, killing him. The complainant attributed the death to the accused’s negligent aerial firing.
In the second incident, Muhammad Arshad son of Muhammad Aslam and a resident of Lar, reported to Paharpur police that Amir Badshah and Karim Bakhsh, sons of Hussain Shah and residents near Al-Moiz Sugar Mills, attacked his 49-year-old brother named Muhammad Ashraf, with an axe with the intention to kill him. Ashraf succumbed to his injuries.
The complainant further alleged that the suspects took away Rs200,000 in cash, a mobile phone and a motorcycle from his brother. He said the two sides had an ongoing dispute over women. The police have registered separate cases and initiated investigations.