Man kills sister, villager in Swabi

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SWABI: A man killed his sister and another man inside their house here on Sunday.

The incident occurred in Speen Kani village of Razaar tehsil in the jurisdiction of Parmuli police station.

SHO Niaz Ali said the woman, who was married to Jawad Khan of Mardan, had come to her parents’ house at Speen Kani village a few days ago.

He said Izhar Khan who belonged to the same village had come to their house and when Nihar Ali, brother of the woman, found them in a room he allegedly opened fire on them with a pistol. As a result, both were killed on the spot.

Mohammad Ali, father of Izhar, registered an FIR against Nihar Ali, alleging that the accused lured his son to their house and killed him there under a conspiracy.

SHO Niaz said that Nihar had been arrested along with the pistol used in the incident.

Meanwhile, a man allegedly shot dead his brother in Sheikh Jana village. Widow of Syed Ghawas while registering an FIR in Kalu Khan police station said her husband was shot dead by his brother Jamal Syed near their house.

The cause of the incident was said to be a property dispute.The police registered an FIR and have started the investigations.

SMUGGLING BID FOILED: Police here on Sunday seized four kilogrammes of heroin which was to be smuggled to Punjab from Khyber district through a motorcycle.

When contacted, Topi police SHO Haroon Khan said that the alleged smuggler identified as Aziz Khan, a resident of Peshawar, was also arrested during checking at the Ghazi checkpost following a tip-off about the heroin smuggling bid.

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2022

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