GUJRAT, Feb 10: Three family members were shot dead while another was seriously injured on Thursday night by their rivals over an old enmity in Shah Jehanian village, Lalamusa.

Reports said that Riaz, Sadaqat, Basharat and Afzal were present in an outhouse when Razzaq and his seven accomplices came there and opened fire on them.

Consequently, the former three died instantly while Afzal received serious injuries. He was shifted to the local DHQ Hospital where his condition was stated to be serious. Police sent the bodies to mortuary for autopsy.

A case has been registered against the assailants.

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