TAXILA: A teenage boy allegedly shot his friend dead over a minordisputeinvillageBohigarinthejurisdictionofHassanabdal Police station on Thursday.

Police, while quoting the family of the deceased said 15-yearold Ismail Liaquat got into an argument with his friend, who later shot him using his father`s pistol. The suspect was able to escape afterwards. The victim and suspect were childhood friends. The body of the deceased was later handed over to the family after autopsy at Tehsil Headquarters (T HQ) hospital. Police registered a murder case and launched a hunt to arrest the suspect.

Narcotics recovered Attock police arrested seven suspects including four drug peddlers and recovered narcotics from their possession.

According to a police spokesman, in a crackdown against the drug peddler mafia, Attock Saddar Police arrested two suspects and recovered 3.4 kilogrammes hashish from their possession. Pindigheb police arrested another suspect and recovered 1.3 kgs hashish from his possession. Hassanabdal police recovered 1.3 kgs hashish, 10 litres of liquor, 40 kites and five string rolls from three suspects.

Meanwhile, Attock police arrested a category-A proclaimed of fender, resident of Bhakar. Respective police started further investigation af ter registration of dif ferent cases against the suspects.