GUJRAT: A father of five children was allegedly gunned down by a drunkard man during a volleyball match at Paharey village in Kakrali police precincts near Kotla Arab Ali Khan.

As per eyewitnesses, the suspect, Amir Ilyas Awan, arrived at the village ground, where a volleyball match was underway.

They said the suspect first hurled abuses at one Naseem Ansar and then pulled out a pistol and opened fire, leaving him critically injured.

The suspect fled the scene, while the injured man was shifted to the Kotla Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his bullet wounds. The locals say the suspect was an alcoholic and would often hurl abuses at people. They say that local police were earlier informed of the suspect’s conduct, but they took no action against him, resulting in the murder.

The body was handed over to the family of the deceased after an autopsy.

Kakrali police have registered a case against the suspect under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on the report of a brother of the deceased.

Meanwhile, a rented car plunged into the Upper Jhelum Canal near Machiana village after its tyre burst.

As per Rescue 1122, the rescuers and locals rescued six car occupants, who were going to Gujranwala from Dinga. The injured were shifted to the Shabbeer Sharif THQ hospital at Kunjah by the Rescue 1122 ambulances.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2023