CHARSADDA: Two young men committed suicide in different villages of Charsadda district, reportedly due to bickering with their parents.

Police officials said that in the first incident, one Mehran Khan, 17, of Dalazak area hanged himself to death after being reprimanded by his father.

The second incident of suicide occurred in Dushera village where Shah Zeb shot himself dead after a quarrel with his mother.

The police have started investigation under section 174 of CrPC to know the real cause of death in both the cases.

Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2019

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