Tandlianwala clash: Police arrest gunman, register case against 13 people

Dunya News

Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and ordered fair investigation.

TANDLIANWALA (Dunya News) – Police on Tuesday have lodged case against thirteen people including local government chairman Chaudhry Saeed over Tandlianwala clash that injured 12 people.

According to details, Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and ordered fair investigation into the matter.

Terrorism and firing provisions have been included in the case whereas police also claimed to have arrested the gunman.

Earlier, at least 12 people including two children were injured in alleged firing by guard of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA’s brother in Tandlianwala.

Sources told that MPA Jaffar Ali’s brother Sher Ali and local body chairman Mohammad Saeed arrived at Haider Chowk due to land dispute matter where traders’ representative Mohammad Zia, who is supporter of PML-N’s MNA Rajab Baloch, had an exchange of harsh words.

Sher Ali and Mohammad Saeed’s gunmen opened indiscriminate firing and wounded 12 people who were shifted to the hospital where doctors referred two of them to Faisalabad hospital.