Villager kills parents, brother

Published February 20, 2007

ABBOTTABAD, Feb 19: A man allegedly killed his parents and brother over a dispute on the divorce of his sister in the Malach village on Sunday.

Police sources said that accused Qamar Zaman, whose sister was married in Rawalpindi, was opposed to the divorce. Following a bitter argument with his parents over the issue on Sunday, he reportedly took out a gun and killed his father Abdur Rehman, mother Munsif Bibi and brother Motiur Rehman.

The Lora police registered the case and started investigation into the case.

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