Girl, brother axed to death

Published May 18, 2002

CHINIOT, May 17: A girl and her brother were axed to death on Thursday by their brother and his five accomplices at Chak 237-JB. Sanaullah suspected that Razia had relations with a man of the same locality. On Thursday, Sanaullah, his brother-in-law Muhammad Yousaf along with his four accomplices killed his sister and brother Muhammad Shafi. They killed Shafi because he had forbade them for killing Razia.

Langrana police have instituted a case.

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