BADIN: A man shot dead his father-in-law over some domestic issue in Mahmood Leghari village of Matli taluka on Friday.

According to the area police, Iftikhar Leghari allegedly shot dead his 50-year-old father-in-law, Punhal Leghari, with his pistol after quarreling with him on some domestic issue.

The police took the body to the Matli Taluka Hospital for a post-mortem examination and then handed it over to the hiers.

A murder FIR was registered against the suspect and raids were being conducted on his possible hideouts, the police said. Police have reportedly picked up several relatives of the suspect to find a clue to him.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2021

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