LARKANA, Oct 30: Two people were gunned down and two others suffered bullet injuries near Ratodero on Monday in an exchange of fire following a dispute related to a karo-kari incident, police said.

Those killed were identified as Aamir Ali Lashari, 12, and Gulbahar Lashari, 35, from both sides.

Injured Niaz and Mahardil were admitted to the Chandka Medical College Hospital in Larkana and the taluka hospital of Ratodero.

The firing began in the Thalho Ghanghro village, some 40 kilometers off here following a heated argument between people belonging to the two groups, sources said.—Correspondent

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