GUJRANWALA: Two brothers were shot dead by a group of five people over a minor issue at Rahwali on Sunday.

The suspects also dragged the bodies on road and fled after aerial firing.

Police said Muhammad Shahzad, a resident of Mohallah Chup Shah, had a quarrel with Jawad Khan but locals mediated between them. Late at night Shahzad, along with his brother Hanif, sister-in-law Shamim and nephew Shahzeb, went to main market when Jawad and his accomplices Hassan Khan, Salman Baig and two unidentified persons opened fire killing Shahzad and Hanif.

Shahzeb said the suspects also dragged the bodies and danced over them while fired shots in the air.

Cantonment DSP Akhtar Nawaz, along with a heavy contingent of police, reached the scene and shifted the bodies to hospital for autopsy. The DSP said police had detained close relatives of the attackers.

The family of the deceased persons protested outside the police station and demanded a case against the perpetrators under terrorism act. The SHO assured them that they would arrest the suspects soon.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021