FAISALABAD, Jan 18: A young boy gunned down his four sisters and a youth in Chak No. 644 GB, about 52 kilometres from here, on Saturday.

According to details, Tanvir Ahmad alias Bagga entered his house with his friend Muhammad Afzal and opened indiscriminate fire. As a result, all present in the house were injured.

Neighbours took the injured to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced Nusrat Bano, Farhat Bano, Nighat Bano and Rahat Bano and Muhammad Rafiq dead.

Naziran Bibi, said to be a close relative of the accused, was shifted to the Allied Hospital because of her critical condition.

Area people said Tanvir Ahmad had doubts about the character of his sisters. The accused had suspicion that Rafiq, a youth of the area, was in love with one of his sisters.

An official at the Lundianwala police station told this correspondent that senior officers were investigating the matter. He said that they have not received a formal application for the registration of a case.

The bodies have been sent to the Allied Hospital for autopsy.

According to APP, accused Bugga was an addict and because of his unwanted activities, his family had expelled him from the house. He visited the house last night and demanded cash to purchase narcotics. He opened fire when his demand was turned down. Before leaving the village, Bugga and his accomplice shot dead Rafique as he had no penny to lend them.

demolished: On the orders of the Punjab governor, a joint team of police and the local administration headed by Deputy District Officer (Revenue) Nasim Sadiq demolished the residential quarters of known Col Ikramullah House.

The entire area and the bungalow was owned by a Sikh landlord who had donated his property for Khalsa College which was subsequently renamed the Municipal Degree College. However, a portion of 12 kanals of land was occupied by Col Ikramullah after partition and had built a house and some residential quarters.

The special squad started the operation after blocking the main area roads by deploying armed police personnel. The team had also the power and gas supply to the building disconnected to avoid any untoward incident.

The operation was supervised by the DCO and police highups as the head of the anti-encroachment squad kept informing his superiors about the progress.

The squad used heavy machinery, including bulldozers and cranes, to raze the quarters located adjacent to the Municipal Degree College on the Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road. Employees of the district government also took part in the drive.

At least 13 houses and three shops adjacent to the bungalow of Col Ikramullah were also demolished but nobody tried to resist in the presence of a heavy police contingent.

Dwellers of the demolished houses alleged that they were not informed about the operation and the action was taken in violation of the prescribed rules and regulations.

A retired revenue officer of the local defunct Deputy Commissioner office said the affected people had been residing there for the last 50 years.