A man in Pakistan has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a WhatsApp group administrator who removed him from the chat, police reported on Saturday.
The victim, Mushtaq Ahmed, was shot dead on Thursday evening in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which shares a border with Afghanistan and has a history of sectarian violence.
According to police records and a local police official, a suspect identified as Ashfaq has been charged in connection with the killing.
Mushtaq had reportedly removed Ashfaq from the group following a disagreement, as stated in a report by the victim’s brother.
The two had planned to meet to resolve their differences, but Ashfaq allegedly arrived armed and shot Mushtaq, police said.
The attack was described as an act of anger over his removal from the group.
Easy access to firearms, traditional tribal customs, and weak law enforcement are often factors in such violent incidents in the region.
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