Armed robbers gunned down a prayers leader upon resistance during a robbery attempt here, the police said.
According to police, robbers barged into a house in the Muridke Police limits, took the residents hostage at gunpoint and started looting valuables. Upon resistance, the robbers opened straight fire killing the house owner stated to be local prayers leader and fled with the looted valuables.
The body was shifted to hospital for postmortem and the police after registering a case into the incident an investigation. The citizens expressing grave concerns over surge in crimes and robberies incidents have demanded of the authorities concerned to take notice and mend the situation.