SANGHAR, May 16: A man and woman were killed allegedly for karo-kari in Ali Sher Rajar village near Khipro on Wednesday. Pabho Bheel, husband of the deceased woman, surrendered before Khipro police along with the hatch he used in the killing.

Confessing the crime, he told the police that he had gone to fields and on return at midnight, he saw his wife Hajri in compromising position with Karoo Bheel. He said this provoked him and he killed both on spot with a hatchet.

Khipro police shifted the bodies to taluka hospital for post-mortem.

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