KHAIRPUR, Aug 8: Some armed men kidnapped a girl from Sahib Sehto village on Wednesday night.

The men entered the house of Wali Mohammad Sehto, councillor UC Rapri, and kidnapped his daughter, Musarrat Sehto, 17.

The accused also injured the family members when they offered resistance. Ghulam Akbar, the brother of the kidnapped girl, has registered a case against seven persons at the Gambat police station.

ROBBERY: Five armed men snatched a tractor from Mujahid Kandhro in Ramzan village near Tando Nazar Ali on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, two men snatched a motorbike and cash from Manthar Solangi near Jalal village in Thari Mirwah taluka on Wednesday.

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