LAHORE: A man and his two sons were shot dead allegedly by their opponents at Ravi Bridge in Shahdara on Saturday.

Police said Safdar (50), his two sons Yasir (30) and Nasir (25) and accomplice Jafar Meo, riding a rickshaw, were going to attend a court hearing in a murder case against them when their opponents riding motorcycles approached them at Ravi Bridge.

Police said the suspects stopped the rickshaw on the bridge, pulled out their guns and shot dead Safdar and his two sons and injured Jafar. The suspects fled the scene. The rickshaw driver remained safe.

Police reached the spot, collected evidence and shifted the bodies to the morgue. The injured was shifted to a nearby hospital where he was said to be stable.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Faisal Kamran said the man and his sons were killed over enmity.

He said the deceased were facing murder charges of killing two men in south Cantonment area in 2015 while their rivals attacked them to take revenge.

He said one of the suspects was identified as Usman and teams were constituted to arrest them.

He said the suspects involved in this triple murder case would be arrested soon.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar took notice of the killing of a father and his two sons and sought a report from Capital City Police Officer (CCPO). They directed the CCPO to take immediate legal action against the suspects involved in the case.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2024