KARACHI: A youth was shot dead over parking issue at a wedding ceremony in Liaquatabad on Wednesday night, according to police.

The incident angered the victim’s relatives and area residents who, carrying the coffin, blocked the main road in Gharibabad on Thursday evening and demanded immediate arrest of the killer.

Central SSP retired Capt Maroof Usman said that Hammad Ibrahim, in his 20s, sustained fatal bullet wounds during a scuffle in Liaqatabad’s Bandhani Colony near Quba Masjid. The police registered a murder case on the complaint of the victim’s maternal uncle, Syed Younus, against a nominated suspect, Zeeshan.

Liaquatabad SP Mohammed Usman said that apparently the scuffle took place over parking issue. He said the bridegroom was briefly detained for obtaining information about the suspect. The suspect fled his house to escape arrest.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2022