Prayer leader gunned down after verbal dispute in Charsadda
CHARSADDA: A prayer leader was killed and another man injured critically when two parties allegedly exchanged fire following a verbal dispute in Miliano Kallay area of Nesata here on Sunday. Police confirmed the deceased was identified as Maulana Mamoonur Rashid, imam of a local mosque, while the injured was identified as Reham Sher. According to police report, Maulana Mamoonur Rashid told police…
CHARSADDA, Pakistan - A prominent prayer leader was assassinated and a bystander critically wounded after a verbal altercation escalated into a deadly exchange of gunfire in Miliano Kallay area of Nesata on Sunday. Maulana Mamoonur Rashid, the imam of a local mosque, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Reham Sher, one of the assailants, was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to police accounts, the tragedy unfolded when Maulana Mamoonur and Ahmed Sher, brothers of Zarai Khan, engaged in a heated verbal dispute. The prayer leader alleged that the confrontation culminated in a shooting spree, while Ahmed Sher claimed the same dispute prompted his brothers to fire upon him. Police subsequently registered cases against both factions and initiated a thorough investigation into the harrowing incident.
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