BADIN, Nov 25: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in the Arab Mallah village, Talhar taluka, on Thursday. Police said Ali Nawaz Khaskheli allegedly axed to death his wife, Khanzadi, 40, and Mohammad Rahim Juno, 40.

Later, the accused surrendered at the Talhar police station. The bodies of the deceased were taken to the Talhar Taluka Hospital for autopsy and later handed over to their relatives.

Police registered a case against Ali Nawaz on complaint of Noor Muhammad Juno, brother of deceased Mohammad Rahim. Meanwhile, the Badin police registered a case against Badal Chandio, 60, for allegedly assaulting his daughter-in-law.

Razia Chandio of the Tajoo Chandio village, Badin taluka, had lodged a complaint with police against her father-in-law, stating that he had been assaulting her for two months. Police arrested Badal and referred the victim for medical checkup. Talking to journalists, the accused denied the charge and termed his implication in the case a plot.