LARKANA, Sept 9: A woman, who had shifted to her parents’ house after being fed up with her addict husband, was shot dead by her brother-in-law and his accomplices who also kidnapped her two minor sons.

The mother and two other relatives of the victim received injuries in the incident which took place in a house in Lohar colony on the outskirts of Larkana on Sunday.

Mohammed Ali and his accomplices broke into the house of Hussain Bakhsh Korkani, shot dead his daughter Samina, wife of Mithal Korkani, Mohammad Ali’s brother, and kidnapped her sons Waris Ali, 3, and Haris, 1.

Reports said that Samina had shifted to her father’s house in Larkana from Garhi Hassan village near Mirokhan after developing differences with her husband Mithal, a drug addict.

The killer, Mohammed Ali, sources said, alleged that she had illicit relations with one of their relatives.

Those injured -- Nazan, the mother of Samina, Imam Bakhsh and Wahid Bakhsh -- were taken to the Chandka Medical College Hospital where they were admitted.

So far no FIR has been registered by the Haideri police.

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