DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two people were killed and two others injured when suspected robbers opened fire on the car of a tribal elder near the Notal area of Jhal Masgi district.

Levies officials said on Monday that Lehri Khan Magsi, the tribal elder, was travelling with his colleagues late on Sunday night when armed men signalled them to stop near Marorr, an area close to Notal.

The suspected robbers opened fire when the car did not stop. Two of the car occupants were killed and another two injured.

“Two persons identified as Asghar Khan and Hamza Khan died on the spot due to multiple bullet injuries,” said a senior officer, adding that the tribal elder and Naseer Ahmed were seriously injured.

Levies and personnel of the Frontier Corps shifted the bodies and injured to the hospital.

Meanwhile, a man was injured in an armed attack at his house in Sobatpur area of Nasirabad division. Levies sources said armed men entered Ali Murad’s house on Sunday night and took his motorcycle away. However, Mr Murad woke up and resisted.

He was injured when the robbers opened fire.

Separately, three people were injured in two road accidents near Bibi Nani and Mach Bridge area of Bolan district.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2015