Dacoits shoot woman

Published January 3, 2006

KASUR, Jan 2: Dacoits killed a woman and injured her husband in Faisal Colony here on Monday morning. Five armed men forced their entry into the house of Yousaf and started collecting valuables. When the family members put up resistance, the intruders opened fire killing Yousaf’s wife Arshad Bibi on the spot. Yousaf also sustained bullet injuries and was taken to hospital. The people of the area protested against the incident and demanded early arrest of the accused. — Correspondent

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