PESHAWAR, Dec 1: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday dismissed bail petition of three people charged with the killing of three Chinese nationals about five months ago. The court said that accused Samin Khan, Jehangir Khan and Ali Gohar did not deserve to be released on bail.

The Chinese were killed by unidentified people at an auto-rickshaw workshop on the Charssada road on July 8. Another compatriot had been injured in the incident. Besides auto-rickshaw business, they also used to sell turtle shells and meat to different agents in various places, including China.

The accused had been arrested two months ago and police claimed they had received Rs6.50 million from a neighbouring country for killing the Chinese. Police claimed that the accused had admitted taking part in the incident.