Two killed in clash

Published January 17, 2008

UBAURO, Jan 16: Two villagers were killed in an armed clash after a motorcycle snatching bid at Shahbaz Chowk in the jurisdiction of the Ranwati police on Wednesday.

Some armed men allegedly belonging to Shar clan snatched a motorcycle from a villager belonging to Bhutto caste.

People belonging to Bhutto caste chased the robbers who were joined by their fellow tribesmen. This resulted in an exchange of fire between the two groups in which Baksho and Arbi Shar died on the spot.

The firing was continuing till the filling of the story but the police were yet to reach there.—PPI

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