QUETTA, Nov 23: Personnel of Levies force found five bullet-riddled bodies in Yaro area of Pishin district on Tuesday.

Sources said that local people informed the personnel about the presence of bodies in Boston Nullah.

Balochistan’s Home Secretary Akbar Durrani said that all the five bodies were completely decomposed and seemed at least three to four months old. He said the bodies were thrown into the seasonal Nullah and covered with lime. The secretary said tissues of the bodies would be sent for DNA test. “DNA test is the only way to identify the bodies.”

Shoes and clothes found with the bodies are available in the hospital for identification.

The bodies were first taken to Quetta’s Civil Hospital and after initial medical examination they were shifted to Bolan Medical College Hospital.

Hospital sources said that bullet wounds were found in the heads of all the five bodies.

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