HARIPUR: A man was killed by his nephews over a family dispute, the police said here on Monday.

Aliya Bibi of Mohallah Noor Masjid in Serae Saleh area told police that her husband, Zainul Abideen, 36, had heated exchanges with his nephews, Safeer and Shumail, over a family issue a couple of months ago.

She said Safeer and Shumail barged into her house on Monday evening, opened fire at her husband, injuring him critically, and fled.

The woman said the injured was shifted to the trauma centre but died of critical injuries. The police said they had registered a criminal case against the suspected killers.

Meanwhile, an elderly man was found dead in a remote village of the Pind Hasham Khan union council. The police said an electricity bill issued to Fazalur Rehman of Mohallah Eidgah, Haripur, was found on the body, which was shifted to the trauma centre for postmortem.

The doctors said the man, in his sixties, died a few days ago after being shot multiple times.

The police said nobody had contacted them to receive the body.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2024

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