Two killed, four injured in attack after dispute at Karachi wedding

KARACHI: Two men were killed and four others were injured after an attack on a house in Gulshan-i-Maymar following a dispute during a wedding ceremony, according to police and hospital officials.

SITE-Superhighway Industrial Area SHO Mohammad Nawaz said the incident stemmed from an exchange of inappropriate words among relatives during a wedding in Dhani Bux Goth late on Saturday night. He said the matter was apparently settled after guests intervened.

However, a few hours later on Sunday, one group allegedly attacked the house of the other side, leaving six people wounded. The injured were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for treatment.

Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said two of the wounded later died at the hospital. The deceased were identified as Rehan Saman, 50, and Jalal Ashraf, 40.

The four injured were identified as Mashrang Gul, 50, Noman Mashrang, 30, Mohammad Irshad, 24, and Watan Gul, 55.

The SHO said police arrested one of the alleged attackers, Wasif Gul, and recovered two pistols from his possession.

Eight-member robbery gang arrested in Taimuria

In a separate development, police said they had dismantled an eight-member gang allegedly involved in street crime in the Taimuria area.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Central SSP Dr Mohammed Imran Khan said eight suspects had been arrested on charges of involvement in robberies and street crimes.

He identified the suspects as Mansoor Ahmed, his son Fahad, Mohammed Ubaid, Muzamil Ali, Mohammed Irfan, Noman Noor, Imran Ali and Mohammed Zubair.

According to the SSP, police recovered six TT pistols, two fake pistols, three motorcycles, 17 snatched mobile phones, 13 CNICs, eight wristwatches and four bags from their custody.

The two incidents were reported separately by police on Sunday, with the first involving a deadly fallout from a family dispute at a wedding and the second relating to arrests in an alleged street crime case in the city.