CHARSADDA: Four people were killed in various incidents here on Friday.

According to police, two people identified as Shah Room and Javed were shot dead in Nissata. Both the victims and the alleged attackers were stated to be cousins and a dispute over property was going on between them.

Mohammad Humayun, brother of Shah Room, told police that Zafar Hussain, Saddam Hussain, Inayatur Rehman and Fasih Bacha opened firing on his brother’s car near Shah Pasand village in which he and an innocent passenger Javed were killed on the spot.

Police registered an FIR and have started investigation.

In Prang area, a man was killed and his father injured over a petty dispute.

The injured Osman told police that he along with his son Obaidullah was present there when Faisal and Jalal appeared and started firing on them.

As a result, his son died while he suffered bullet wounds.

The Prang police lodged an FIR and have started investigation.

In another incident, an electrician was killed when his motorcycle collided with a van on Ghani Khan road.

The deceased Burhan Ali died on the spot. Recue 1122 officials shifted his body to the DHQ hospital. Later, the body was handed over to relatives.

Published in Dawn, May 18th, 2019

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