TANK: Unknown assailants gunned down two youths and threw their bodies at a roadside here on Thursday.

Mohammad Javed, son of Mohammad Rasool, reported to Gul Imam police station that his brother Jehan Zeb and cousin Hazratullah were missing since Wednesday and Mullazai police station was informed through phone in this regard.

However, on Thursday they were informed that bodies of Jehan Zeb and Hazratullah were lying at the roadside in the area.

According to police, the two were tortured and then killed as they were blindfolded and their hands were tied with ropes.

They said that the two were shot in the head. The youth belonged to Bittani tribe of Ber Mullahkhel.

The family members refused to receive the bodies and said that such incidents of killing were taking place regularly, but the police were not taking action against the assailants. However, they received the bodies for burial after the assistant political agent, FR Tank, Bashir Ahmed assured them that the killers would soon be arrested.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2018