TAXILA: A man killed his brother while a minor was allegedly sexually assaulted in the limits of Attock and Wah Police Station on Thursday.

A man shot his elder brother in Marri Village. Police, while quoting family sources, said 45-year-old Amjad Noor and his younger brother got involved in a heated argument over a domestic dispute. The victim’s younger brother took out his pistol and opened fire at him killing him on the spot.The accused managed to escape from the scene.

Police handed over the body for burial to the family after autopsy at District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.

In the second incident, a man sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl in Bhabra. Sources said that the accused took the child to his house and sexually assaulted her. Police have registered a case and arrested the nominated accused on the complaint of the child’s father.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2020

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