Three killed in Mardan incidents

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MARDAN: Three people, including a woman and a minor girl, were killed in separate incidents here on Friday.

Umair Khan, 55, and his granddaughter, Sobia, 4, were killed and three other family members suffered injuries after the roof of a room they were present in collapsed in Kandhary village.

The Rescue 1122 personnel shifted the injured and the bodies to a nearby hospital.

In the other incident, Sheema, 29, was gunned down by her brother-in-law in her house in Pirsadi Khushaal Banda area of Takht Bhai tehsil.

The police booked the suspected killer, Noorul Amin, on the complaint of his brother and the deceased’s husband, Waseem.

They said the complainant didn’t specify any reason for the murder.

The police said the gunman was at large, so they had begun search for him.

Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2022

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