A former policeman committed suicide after killing his aunt and her four children in Kot Mithan.—File photo

RAJANPUR: A former policeman on Tuesday committed suicide after killing his aunt and her four children in a land dispute in the Rajanpur district’s town of Kot Mithan, DawnNews reported.

According to sources, Aamir injured a policeman deputed at the Khwaja Ghulam Fareed shrine and snatched his rifle and then went to his aunt's house and opened fire, killing her and her four children.

He also injured her neighbour who came out of his house after hearing gunshots.

Aamir later shot himself and died on the spot. The injured neighbour was shifted to the Shaikh Zaid Hospital.

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