A transgender person was shot dead in Nowshera Cantt over a verbal altercation. The accused fled after committing the crime. The Nowshera Cantt police registered a case on the complaint of the deceased transgender’s accomplice and started an investigation. In this regard, Shahnawaz alias Choti son of Bhai Khan, a resident of Shikarpur, Karachi, Sindh, now Siddique Plaza, Nowshera Cantt, filed a report with the police and said that I was present in my room located in Siddique Plaza, Nowshera Cantt, when the accused Naeem alias Ching Chi son of unknown, a resident of Pabbi, entered the room and started an argument with my deceased transgender friend, Ishaq alias Gauri son of Haji Bahadur, a resident of Shikarpur, Karachi, Sindh, now Siddique Plaza, Nowshera Cantt.
Meanwhile, the accused Naeem alias Ching Chi took out his pistol and fired at Ishaq alias Gauri, who was seriously injured in various parts of the body and died within a few moments after succumbing to his injuries. The accused fled with the murder weapon. The police registered a case on the complaint of the deceased’s accomplice, a transgender person, and started an investigation. Started while the reason is being attributed to temporary verbal arguments and arguments.
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