Bus guard shoots dead student in Bahawalpur

Dispute erupted between students, bus crew

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Bus guard shoots dead student in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A bus guard reportedly shot dead a 16-year-old boy in Khanqa Sharif, Bahawalpur on Monday.

According to the police, a dispute erupted between a group of students and the bus crew over boarding the vehicle. Subsequently, the bus guard opened fire, killing a 16-year-old student, Fahad, on the spot.

Police reached the site and arrested the guard.

However, the enraged students and locals protested the incident, blocking the Bahawalpur-Ahmedpur Sharqia section of the national highway.