SHEIKHUPURA: A man was shot dead upon his refusal to cast vote to the candidate in the upcoming local body elections on Sunday.

Naveed Aslam, a candidate for union council 77, got infuriated when Maqbool turned down his request to cast vote in his favour and shot him to death.

Farooqabad Sadar police have started investigating.

In another incident, unidentified robbers shot a donkey cart owner dead on resistant near Mirza Virkan village on Sunday.

Reports said that Aziz Ahmad was going to his village when robbers intercepted him and tried to loot him. On offering resistance, the outlaws shot dead Ahmad and fled.

Sheikhupura Sadar police are looking into the matter.

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