KHAIRPUR: One shot dead

Published May 21, 2006

KHAIRPUR, May 20: A man was killed and another sustained injuries when three armed men fired at them after they tried in vain to stop them from snatching their motorbike and robbing them of cash on Friday evening near Redhar town, Gambat taluka.

The armed men killed the motorcyclist, Zulfiqar Ali, and injured his friend Usman Lashari before fleeing with the motorbike.

11 fArmers booked: farmers on Saturday under charges of stealing water from watercourses in Faiz Ganj. SDO Irrigation Faiz Ganj Ghulam Nabi Babbar lodged three FIRs at the Faiz Ganj police station stating that he saw some broken watercourses during his visits to Faiz Gunj Wah.—BOC

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