RAWALPINDI: A union council (UC) vice chairman, who was injured during celebratory gunfire at a wedding ceremony in Ziaul Haq Colony on Tuesday night, died at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Wednesday.

Following the incident, the station house officer (SHO) of Pirwadhai police station was suspended.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has sought report on the firing incident in the colony from Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ashfaq Ahmed. On the other hand, SHO Pirwadhai police station Awais Akram has been suspended by City Police Officer (CPO) Sajid Kiani.

The IGP directed the police to arrest the suspect and not to spare anyone found violating the ban on display of weapons and firing in the air.

Police said the incident occurred when the wedding ceremony of Zahoor Ghani, a resident of Ziaul Haq Colony, was underway on Tuesday night.

ASI Mohammad Zaheen lodged an FIR in which he stated that a police party was on night patrol when they heard gunshots in the area at 10:30pm. As the police party reached the location, they found one person injured, who was identified as Naeem Khan.

ASI Zaheen said the injured was shifted to Holy Family Hospital (HFH) but could not survive.

Meanwhile, a police official was injured while a suspect was arrested during an encounter in the limit of Jatli police on Wednesday.

Police said the main suspect, identified as Fahad Naeem, was arrested while Sub-Inspector Uzair Akbar was injured. As soon as the incident was reported, SDPO Gujar Khan and SHO Jatli along with police personnel reached the spot and launched a hunt for the suspect.

The injured sub-inspector has been shifted to hospital where he was stated to be in stable condition.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2021