FAISALABAD, March 6: A young man shot dead his two sisters over a family feud at Chak 107-RB here on Monday. Reports said Ijaz Ahmed sprayed his sisters Farrah Parveen (19) and Iffat Parveen (27) with bullets after an argument with them. Both the girls sustained serious injuries and died on the spot.

The accused managed to escape from the scene.

Chak Jhumra police have sent the bodies to hospital for autopsy.

Police claimed that the accused killed his sisters over suspicion.

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