PESHAWAR, March 26: A 22-year-old paramilitary trooper committed suicide using an official gun at Fort Slop in Bara tehsil on Sunday.

Mehsud Scouts Sepoy Zar Jan, of Parachinar, was on duty at Fort Slop when he shot himself, sources said.

His colleagues brought him to a hospital in the provincial capital, where he died.

SHOT DEAD: Three people allegedly shot dead their brother-in-law over a family dispute in Sheikh Mohammadi area of Badhber.

Roidad Khan told Badhber police that his brother Fazaldad had developed differences

with his wife, who had left his house.

On Sunday, his brothers-in-law Mughal Khan, Sabz Ali and Farhad Khan allegedly shot him dead in his house and escaped.

BODY FOUND: Bullet-riddled body of one Masud, 35, of Green Model Town, was found in Bhana Mari area.

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