Daily Times

A man allegedly shot dead his seven-year-old niece for ‘making too much noise’at home in Peshawar’s Arbab road area.

According to police sources, a seven-year-old Eshaal was playing with other children in the courtyard two days ago when her uncle Fazal Hayat, who lives upstairs in the same house, opened fire at the little girl. As a result, she sustained bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The accused fled the scene after the tragic incident. The girl’s father has registered a case against his brother at Thakal police station and search for the suspect is underway.

Tehkal police station Muharrar Shadab Javed said that the suspect resided on the second floor of the victim’s house and was unmarried.

“The suspect is at large and police are currently investigating the incident,” he said.

“As per the complainant and initial police investigations, the suspect opened fire at the kids for making noise,” he said, adding that officials are still investigating the incident.

When asked about the suspect’s mental health, he said that according to the family, he was mentally stable.

Meanwhile, the video of the incident went viral on social media. Many Pakistanis took to social media to express outrage and demand severe punishment for the culprit.