Four of a family found murdered

Published November 10, 2005

GUJRAT, Nov 9: Four members of a family, including three women, were found murdered in their house at Dilo village, Kharian on Wednesday. Mian Khan (60), his wife Manzoor Begum (55), daughter Musarat Shaheen (30) and daughter-in-law Kinza (17) were murdered by some unidentified men who used a sharp-edged weapon, police claimed.

The incident took place at some time on Tuesday night. Nadir Khan claimed that he went to the house of his slain brother Mian Khan. When nobody opened the door, he entered the house by scaling the outer wall and saw his brother and other family members lying in a pool of blood, he said.

The motive behind the killings could not be confirmed immediately as Nadir claimed that his brother did not have any enmity.

SHOT DEAD: A man was shot dead while another was critically injured by their rivals over a land dispute at Chak Sikandar, Kakrali on Wednesday.

Zaman and Safdar with their four accomplices opened fire on Inayat and Younas. Inayat reportedly died on the spot while Younas sustained injuries.

BODIES FOUND: The Gujrat Saddar police claimed on Wednesday to have recovered two bodies from different places.

The body of an unidentified woman was found from Kalara Khasa. The police believed that she was stabbed to death. Body of an unknown man was recovered from Sama village.

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