SARGODHA: Three brothers were shot dead in a clash between two groups over a trivial issue in Sargodha on Friday.

The incident occurred in Sargodha’s suburban town of Hathiwind. It all started from a small fight among the children which led to heated exchange of words among their elders and then trade of firing resulted into the death of three brothers while two other brothers were injured.

The slain brothers were identified as Muhammad Aslam, Nawaz and Shahid Imran. The injured were named as Mansha and Zafar. All the five dead and injured were real brothers. The condition of the injured was stated to be series and they were referred to District Headquarters Hospital in Sargodha.