KOHAT: Two persons were killed and one was injured when an outlaw wanted in murder cases opened fire on them in Naway Kalay area on Hangu road here on Saturday.

SHO cantonment Fayyaz Khan said the outlaw was wanted to police in three murder cases and had been declared absconder by the court.

He said the outlaw named Irfan was arrested in injured condition after exchange of fire with police.

The dead were named Jalil, a child, Raheemullah while the injured was identified as Mohammad Bilal. The dead and the injured were taken to the KDA Teaching Hospital.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2018

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