CHARSADDA: Three people were killed in separate incidents in different parts of Charsadda district here on Wednesday.

In the first incident, a man identified as Saeed Khan shot dead his cousin Obaidullah over a property dispute in Mirza Dher area in the limits of Tarnab police station.

In the second incident, the body of a mentally retarded person, Arshad, was found in the limits of Prang police station. A brother of the deceased said that he had been missing for the last two days. He alleged that his brother was killed by unidentified persons. He said that his family had no enmity with anyone.

Also, Sareer Gul of Abazai Tangi was killed when his motorbike collided with a tractor trolley near Hajizai checkpost.

In another incident, head constable Waqar got injuries when a wanted man opened firing on a police party in Chitral Korona on Mardan road.

Police said that the accused, Salman Shah, was wanted in criminal cases.

Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2023