GILGIT: The Gilgit Baltistan (GB) police arrested three individuals who also confessed the crime of killing six innocent people in a firing incident took place Thursday in Naltar Valley, Gilgit Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Waqas Ahmed said.
Addressing a press conference to update the media, the police officer said that the killing was a result of personal enmity and a 12-14 years old land dispute between two groups of Naltar Bela and Naltar Paeen.
At least six people were killed and seven others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger vehicle in GB’s Naltar valley.
According to police, a van carrying 18 local passengers, including women, was on its way to Naltar from Gilgit when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle.
Waqas said that under the same enmity, another killing incident had taken place last year but the latest one was far more gruesome, as a woman was killed and a minor was injured.
He said that the police meticulously collected the evidences from the crime scene which led to the arrest of the accused. He added that by tracing their footprints, the police were able to find the motorcycles and arrest the accused.
The victim families had nominated 16 people in the first information report (FIR), in which, the DIG police said, the efforts were being made to arrest rest of the accused.
He said that a joint investigation team had been formed under his supervision to probe the incident.
The DIG police vowed to deal with the culprits – who were threatening by uploading pictures with weapons on social media for creating chaos – with iron hands.
He said that a high alert has also been declared across GB due to the security situation.
