GUJRAT: Two persons were gunned down in an ambush on their car while they were returning from a court hearing near Panjan Kassana on the GT Road in the Kharian Saddar police precincts on Thursday.
Reports said Husnain Ali(44) of Warraichanwala and Shehroz (32) of Dandi Araiyan in Sara-i-Alamgir were on their way back home after attending the court hearing in which Husnain Ali was a nominated accused in a murdercase. When their car reached near Panjan Kassana, unidentified armed men opened fire on the car, killing Husnain and Shehroz, both sitting in the front seats of the car.
Another occupant of the car, Ahmer (25), sitting in the back seat survived the attack and remained unhurt.
Police and Rescue officials reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the Kharian THQ Hospital, where doctors handed over the bodies to the heirsafter autopsy.
Initial investigation revealed that Husnain was the main accused in the murder of one Majid Mehmood of the Warraichanwala village near Dinga back in March 2018 and the case was registered with the Kharian Saddar police.
A team of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) also reached the spot and collected forensic evidence and the police started investigations. Correspondent