As many as two persons were killed in firing in a wedding ceremony on Thursday. SSP Mirpur Khas suspended SHOs of two police stations for their negligence to duty and allowing the firing while eight persons were arrested in connection with the incident.
The incident took place in a marriage hall located at Hyderabad Road of Mirpur Khas where relatives and friends of bridegroom opened heavy aerial firing on the occasion of arrival of ‘barat’. As a result of firing, video maker Bilawal, 25, and Ghulam Mustafa, 40, a close relative of the bridegroom, were killed on the spot. The police arrested eight persons involved in the firing and recovered a TT Pistol from their possession.