MANSEHRA: Two persons were killed over a petty issue at Shahnawaz Chowk here, police officials said on Saturday.
Mohammad Azeem fired indiscriminately at Mohammad Sadiq, leaving him and a passerby, Jawad Butt, seriously injured.
The local people rushed them to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital where doctors pronounced both of them dead and bodies were handed over to their families after doctors completed the medico-legal formalities there.
According to police, sons of both Mohammad Azeem and Mohammad Sadiq had exchanged harsh words earlier in the day, which led to a fire incident at night.
The police after lodging the FIR started raids to arrest the accused who managed to flee following the incident.
Meanwhile, Lassan Nawab police arrested Mohammad Nisar in the murder of his friend Shah Zeb. The SHO Abdul Hameed told reporters the blind murder of Shah Zeb happened the other day and was a challenge for the police.
He said that police arrested Mohammad Nisar, who confessed to his crime accepting that he slew his friend over his relations with his wife.