SWABI: Three brothers killed their sister-in-law after barging into her house on Saturday night over a family feud, the police said.

Officials in Swabi city police station said the incident occurred in Seenkhel Maneri Bala area.

Mirzaman Seenkhel got registered an FIR with the police, stating that three brothers, Abdul Wahab, Sulaiman Khan and Ziad Ahmad, entered his house and started firing. As a result of the firing, he said his wife died on the spot.

He said the accused were his cousins.

Meanwhile, Niaz Ali of Kala village while filing an FIR in Swabi city police station said he was at home on Sunday morning when his relatives informed him over phone that the body of his young son, Fayyaz Ali, was lying in the graveyard area.

He alleged that his son was killed by Shehzad Khan with a firearm over a petty dispute.

The police registered an FIR and started investigations.

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2024

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