A lawyer was shot dead and a passer-by injured after an alleged shooting over previous litigation here late on Thursday.
According to the first information report (FIR), Jumma Khan with his sons Advocate Malik Mahmood Phulerwan and Malik Manzoor Ahmad and cousin Shafique was travelling from their village Ruknpura to Dipalpur by a car.
Near a filling station outside Basirpur, Ghulam Murtaza, Ijaz Ahmad, Waqas Ahmad and two others opened fire at Mahmood, who was driving the car. In the incident, Faisal Ramzan, a passer-by, also suffered bullet injuries.
Rescue 1122 provided first aid, but Mahmood succumbed to his injuries en route to Dipalpur THQ Hospital. The injured passer-by was shifted to the hospital.
According to the FIR, the shooting was allegedly planned by Murtaza, who had previously shot at Jumma Khan. The case was being pursued by Advocate Mahmood.
Basirpur police registered a case under sections 302, 324, 148, and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Murtaza was arrested, while a special team has been formed to trace and arrest the other suspects.
