TAXILA: A man allegedly shot his wife and mother-in-law dead on Friday in the jurisdiction of Pindigheb police station. Furthermore, four other people died in other incidents in Attock and Taxila.

Quoting family members of the victims, the police said 26-year-old Salma Bibi had developed differences with her husband and had moved into her parents’ house.

She had been demanding a divorce from her husband which infuriated him and he attacked her with a dagger but she survived this murder attempt. An attempted murder case was registered against Salma’s husband.

In July 2021, the suspect shot dead his father-in-law Ghulam Rasool after he refused to send his daughter with him. He was also arrested but then released again on bail due to lack of evidence against him.

On Friday, he shot his wife and mother-in-law. Upon getting information, a police party reached the spot and shifted the deceased to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital for autopsy. — Correspondent

Meanwhile, a man died after being electrocuted in Gullyal village. Separately, the body of a man in his 30s was found near Chowk Azam in the jurisdiction of Hazro police station. The body was shifted to THQ hospital for autopsy.

Police said 18-year-old Mohammad Fareed was working in his shop when he received an electric shock and died on the spot. A security guard, identified as Zahid, died due to alleged negligence of a contractor.

Police said he was on his way home on his motorcycle and due to low light on the road crashed into a pile of construction material that was placed along the side of the road without a warning sign.

Published in Dawn, August 13th, 2022