BANNU, Sept 4: Three members of a family were shot dead in a monetary dispute here on Sunday. The victims were identified as Zarwali Shah, his wife Gulmir Jana and young son Khalid Khan, residents of Basiakhel village.

The alleged killer’s wife reported to the Basiakhel police station that her husband Dilfaraz Khan had killed her parents and a young brother in a dispute over money and had escaped. A manhunt was launched on Sunday for the accused after the police registered a case against him.

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