CHARSADDA: A man allegedly killed a rickshaw driver and his mother after altercation over fare in Khatt Kuroona area here on Wednesday.

Akhtar Ali, father of the deceased driver Shah Fahad, told City police station that he and his wife were sitting in his son’s rickshaw when Munsaf opened firing on them with his pistol. As a result his wife and son died on the spot while he remained unhurt.

He said that his son and the accused had exchanged hot words over fare on Tuesday. Police arrested Musif and registered a case against him.

Meanwhile, a woman looted a house after seriously injuring a housewife with a hammer in Lora Shah area in the limits of Tangi police station.

Police said that in another incident two women drugged a housewife in Sherpao area and stole gold and cash from her.

Locals have expressed concerns over growing incidents of robbery and theft by women in the area.

They criticised police of not taking action to arrest the women robbers. They demanded of government to take immediate action the women robbers and thieves.

They said that a woman entered the house of police officer Ayub in Lora Shah and seriously injured the housewife with a hammer in the head and stole three tolas of gold, a pistol and cash from the house.

Similarly, two women entered the house of Shahab and drugged the housewife with some intoxicant and took two bags from the house containing gold ornaments and thousands of rupees in cash.

Also, thieves stole five fans and a power battery from Jamia Masjid Fashifabad Dargai in the limits of Sardheri police station.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024