NOWSHERA, Sept 24: A man and his two sisters were shot dead allegedly by their stepbrother over a domestic issue at Akbarpura here on Monday.

Police said the accused, Yousuf, opened indiscriminate fire on his two stepsisters Nusrat Khan (30) and Sakeena Khan (22), killing them on the spot, and seriously injuring his stepbrother Anwar Khan. The injured was taken to Mian Rashid Shaheed Memorial Hospital where he also succumbed to his injuries.

Haji Musharraf Khan, father of Anwar Khan, while lodging FIR in the Akbarpura police station, said that Yousaf got infuriated over a domestic issue and started indiscriminate fire on his stepbrother and sisters and escaped.—Correspondent

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