DADU, Pakistan: Three under-trial prisoners were shot dead while a policeman was injured when some unidentified armed men opened fire in Mehar courts premises on Friday, local media reported, quoting police.
According to the police, the firing incident took place during the hearing of a case. The gunmen entered the court premises and targeted the prisoners who were produced for the hearing. Three prisoners were shot dead in the indiscriminate fire while a cop also sustained bullet injuries. The identity of the dead could not be ascertained immediately.
Earlier in Lahore, two people facing murder charges were shot dead outside a sessions court. Under-trial prisoners Riyasat and Bilal were brought to the court from Kot Lakhpat jail to stand trial in a case pertaining to the murder of a woman within the jurisdiction of Nishtar Colony police station.
