OKARA: An irate man shot dead his four people, including his wife, in Okara on Saturday.

According to police, accused Rafique, a resident of Latifabad, Okara, opened fire on the in-laws, killing wife Farzana and her brother Kashif Majeed and two other relatives Ashiq and Salman Ashiq on the spot. Ashiq and Salman were identified as father and son.

The accused fled to unknown destination after swift operation. The cause behind the issue was a minor domestic issue. The bodies were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities and later handed over to the heirs. The police have started a probe into the incident. Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has taken a notice of the incident and asked for a report from the Inspector General of Police with the immediate arrest of the accused.