A man died from bullet injuries in aerial firing at a wedding in the Shahdara police precincts on Sunday.
Aqeel, 24, a resident of Gowalmandi went to attend the wedding of his friend Nasir. When the marriage procession reached Farooqabad area of Shahdara, friends of the groom started firing in the air to celebrate the marriage. A bullet fired in the air hit Aqeel in the face and pierced his skull, killing him instantly. He was rushed to Mayo Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police officials reached the Mayo Hospital subsequently and requested the deceased's family to allow them to take the body to the city morgue for an autopsy but the family refused. Police have lodged a case.
Electrocuted: A 16-year-old matriculation student died after receiving an electric shock in the Kot Lakhpat police precincts on Sunday. Haider Ali, a resident of Nishtar Colony, was crossing the railway track in Kot Lakhpat along with his a friend when he accidentally touched an electric pole and received a severe shock. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to burn injuries.
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