A couple returning from court after contracting marriage was gunned down in Sargodha in Cantonment police precincts on Wednesday. According to details, Muhammad Nasir, a resident of Hadali district, Khushab, came to Sargodha courts with his beloved Yasmin to contract marriage.
The girl’s brother, Muhammad Farooq, came to the court along with another companion on a motorbike, and shot them dead at the main court road, just when the newly-married couple was going home. The Cantonment Police reached the scene, and arrested Farooq, while his companion succeeded in escaping. Rescue 1122 shifted both the bodies to District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital for autopsy.