Constable kills two brothers in courtroom.

TOBA TEK SINGH -- A constable shot dead his two opponents, who were in custody, in the court of an additional district and sessions judge in Faisalabad on Friday and injured a colleague.

The victims, who were brothers, were identified as Muhammad Ramzan (30) and Muhammad Rashid (24), residents of Chak 226-RB, Malkhanwala. They were brought from the district jail to the court of AD and SJ Raja Shahid Zameer for hearing of a murder case registered against them by Faisalabad Saddar police.

When they were present in the courtroom, Amer Ali Vaince, a constable in uniform posted at Batala Colony Police Station, entered and opened fire on Ramzan and Rashid with his official pistol, killing them on the spot. In his firing, Constable Muhammad Akram, who was present in the court, also received a minor bullet injury.

Other policemen overpowered Constable Amer when he attempted to flee.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dr Moeen Masood and CPO Omer Saeed Malik also reached the courtroom and shifted the bodies of slain brothers to the Allied Hospital for an autopsy.

The suspect said he had taken revenge of the murder of his cousin Irfan Ali Vaince who was killed by Ramzan and Rashid.

In another incident at Chak 59/JB, Faisalabad, in the Sandalbar Police Station area, a man killed his elder brother's wife and minor daughter.

According to SHO Arsalan Bari, police received a call that a woman, Saba Bibi, wife of Muhammad Shahzad, had shot dead her eight-month-old daughter, Hina Perveen, before committing suicide. When police reached the crime scene, they got...