CHARSADDA: Four people, including a man and his son, were killed in separate incidents in Charsadda district on Saturday.

A man and his son were gunned down by their rivals over a land dispute in Sherpao village. The Omarzai police registered a case on the complaint of Osama, a son of the victim Rehmanullah.

He told the police that he was present along with his brother Sanan Khan and father Rehmanullah in their fields when Hassan Khan and Ramdad Anwar came there and opened firing on them.

As a result, Rehmanullah and Sanan Khan were killed on the spot.

In a similar incident, a man was killed allegedly by his relatives over a dispute on the ownership of a house in Dhab Gharibabad area of Charsadda.

The victim Kamran, son of Bashir, told the police before dying at the hospital that he was attacked by his relatives Atifullah and his brother Arifullah. The police registered the case and have started investigations.

In Qillah Shah Baig area of Shabqadar tehsil a young man, identified as Imran, son of Haleem Khan, allegedly committed suicide. The police registered the case and have started investigation.

In Sardheri police station limits, a principal of a private school was injured when unidentified men opened fire on him. He told the police in his statement that the attackers also snatched Rs8,000 cash and mobile phone from him. The police have registered the case.

Published in Dawn, September 4th, 2022