LAHORE: At least five people were wounded when two groups of people got into a dispute over the violation of COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a private housing society in Lahore’s Kahna neighbourhood.
According to details, shops and restaurants in the locality were not adhering to the coronavirus SOPs. Hence, the administration wanted to shut them down for refusing to heed directives.
Meanwhile, a scuffle broke out between the society’s administration officials and the market union members. In the midst of all of it, one of the security guards opened fire, wounding at least five people, before fleeing, leaving behind their motorcycles and cars.
The market union officials claimed that the society administration extorted money from them under the guise of collecting taxes.
The district police informed that they were investigating the incident and would register a first information report (FIR) once the medical reports of the injured individuals were available.
