15 booked over double-murder

Published August 13, 2008

SUKKUR, Aug 12: Sukkur police have booked 15 men of Jatoi clan for killing two brothers and inflicting injuries to three others over an old enmity in Mirzapur village, Bagari police limits near Sukkur.

The men were booked late on Monday night, while the incident took place the same day in the morning. A group of armed persons raided the village and opened fire which claimed lives of two brother Gul Bahar Kharoos and Sharif Kharoos, and injured Mst Mumtaz, Mst Farida, and Sayat Ali Khan who were shifted to the Civil Hospital, Sukkur.—Correspondent

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