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FAISALABAD, Jun 20 (APP): A youth was killed due to aerial firing in a Mehndi function while the Chak Jhumra police arrested two accused after the City Police Officer (CPO) took notice of the incident.
Police spokesman Tariq Jatt said here on Friday that Qasim Ali Safdar had arranged Mehndi function in connection of his marriage in Chak 186/R-B where some guests resorted to jubilant firing and a stray bullet hit a youth Muhammad Waseem in the belly and killed him on way to hospital.
Receiving information, CPO Sahibzada Bilal took serious notice and directed the SP Madina Town Division to probe into the matter and ensure immediate arrest of the culprits.
Therefore, a special team was constituted which conducted successful raid and arrested two accused Asif and Saqib along with weapons used for aerial firing.
The accused were locked behind bars while further investigation was under progress, he added.