CHARSADDA: A man and his two sons were killed over a petty dispute at Bikyana village here in the jurisdiction of Batgram police station.

According to police, accused Manzoor and Saidu along with an accomplice opened indiscriminate fire on Samad Gul and his sons Mehad, Seyda Gul and Naveed over a dispute on a sewerage drain near their house.

Samad Gul and his sons Mehad and Seyda Gul died while Naveed was injured.

The bodies and injured were taken to tehsil headquarters hospital, Shabqadar. Later, the injured was referred to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, in a critical condition.

The Batgram police reached the spot and collected evidence from the scene.

They registered a case and have started investigation.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2021

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