A wicked youth killed his cousin on the wedding day over marriage feud and escaped from the scene of the crime here on Sunday. Police said that the accused was interested in his cousin but her parents arranged her marriage somewhere else due to which he was disgruntled with uncle's family.
The culprit opened fire at the girl (bride) while she was returning home from the beauty parlor, few hours before starting her journey for house of in-laws at Chakri Road, Rawalpindi. The girl died on the spot and the murderer escaped from the scene of the crime. The body was shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities and the police after registering a case against the murderer started raids for his arrest.