RAWALPINDI: Members of a political group opened fire at rivals under treatment in the emergency ward of District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital, leaving six people injured.

There was a panic at the hospital as police were called in to control the armed men.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Malik Karamat said a group led by Babar Jadoon, former nazim of union council three, clashed with the rival political group of Raja Adeel over a piece of land in Hazara Colony, Pirwadhai.

The SP said two men of the Raja Adeel group were injured in the clash and brought to the DHQ hospital by the police.

“The injured were being treated at the hospital when a member of the Jadoon group also arrived at the ward with an injury. We believe that it was a self inflicted wound and the purpose was to register a cross case against Raja Adeel group,” SP Karamat said.

The SP said Jadoon group’s men followed their injured partner into the ward where they began quarrelling with the Raja Adeel group.

“Jadoon group then opened fire at their rivals, injuring six of them,” he said.

SP Karamat said four of the shooters have been arrested and their vehicle has been impounded by the police.

The injured have been identified as Raja Nasir, 40, Qasim, 23, Sophian, 29, Muhammad Sohail, 20, Raja Tariq, 45 and Muhammad Meer, 26.

They are reported to be in stable condition and police has been deployed at the ward to avoid further clashes between the groups.

Published in Dawn February 18th , 2015

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