A group of Muslim firewood sellers were shot at allegedly by a uniformed gang near Iqbal Nagar. Three died and two were critically injured as a result.

On the day of the incident the firewood sellers had gone in five Kubota tractors used for firewood collecting.  Since one tractor had a breakdown all nine of them stopped and attended to the repair by the roadside. It is at this time that the uniformed gunmen who passed the area had shot at them. Two of them died on the spot and the others were admitted to the hospital with injuries. The third person succumbed to his injuries a week later (31/08)