Armed men gunned down three people over irrigation water dispute in Faisalabad on Friday and escaped from the scene.
Police said that in Dijikot area of Faisalabad, the culprits with weapons after exchange of hot words with the members of opponent groups with whom they were in rivalry over water share started indiscriminate fire at midnight.
Three people including uncle and nephew died on the spot in the firing incident.
The culprits managed to flee from the scene after committing the triple murder. The bodies were shifted to hospital where they were handed over to heirs after postmortem.
A large number of people including family members, relatives of the deceased and dwellers of the area held protest demonstration along with dead bodies. They blocked Sumandari Road and chanted slogans. The protestors demanded of the police and administration for bringing the murderers to court of justice. Later they dispersed peacefully on assurances by police.
