LAKKI MARWAT: A boy allegedly killed his abductor and an accomplice in Darra Pezu town here on Tuesday, the police said.

They said the incident occurred in a guestroom in Faqir Kiri Allah Yar village.

Officials said the killer, Kawish, took a rifle and shot dead Irfan, his abductor, and his accomplice, Nisar Ahmad.

They said the rifle belonged to Irfan and the guestroom was owned by Nisar Ahmed.

They said two other attackers, namely Farooq and Zubair, also appeared from the nearby forests and opened fire on the guestroom after the double murder.

The officials said that Irfan had abducted Kawish from Paharpur area of Dera Ismail Khan on Sept 4, and a case to that effect had been registered against him in the Paharpur police station.

The bodies were taken to a rural health centre in Titterkhel for autopsy.

The Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan police station registered a case against the boy and two other attackers on the complaint of deceased Irfan’s brother, Mohammad Nawaz.

The boy and the two attackers escaped the area after the incident.

Published in Dawn, September 8th, 2021

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