Two die in separate incidents

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ATTOCK, April 8: Two people were killed in separate incidents in different areas of the district.

Police sources said here on Monday that Abbas Ali Shah, resident of Kalu Kalah Village, reported to the Hazro police that his cousin Saqlain Shah had gone missing on Saturday and had not returned home till late night.

The next day, his body was found in an agricultural field near Musa Village.

The complainant alleged that his cousin was killed by rivals Mohammad Firdous and Iftikhar to settle old enmity.

The police registered a murder case against both accused after postmortem of the deceased was done at the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, and are investigating.

Meanwhile, a young motorbike rider, Mohammad Arsalan, collided with a car at Hazro-Gondal Road on Monday due to over-speeding. As a result, he sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the THQ Hospital Hazro.

He was later being shifted to a hospital in Rawalpindi when he succumbed to his head injuries.

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