RAHIM YAR KHAN: At least four people were killed and three others injured when armed men opened fire at a rival group to settle an old dispute here on Friday.
Police said that armed men sprayed bullets at their opponents from a rival group who were heading towards court to pursue a case in Jugnu Chowk of Rahim Yar Khan. As a result of the firing, four people were killed on the spot while three passersby sustained bullet wounds.
The attackers fled the scene after committing the quadruple murder.
A heavy contingent of police reached the crime scene, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation for the assailants.
The bodies and injured were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities.
The police after registering a case into the incident started raids to arrest the culprits.