Man kills wife, two in-laws

Published June 9, 2002

ABBOTTABAD, June 8: A man killed his wife and two in-laws over a minor dispute in village Theat Matton here on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Sakeena Bibi, her father Muqarrab and brother Waheed. The killer, Riasat Khan, fled the scene after committing the murder. A case has been registered at the Nara police station.

CAR SNATCHED: In another incident, in Sultanpur Dhangar village some unidentified accused hired a car from the Batala bus stop, killed the driver Abdur Rasheed, son of Qaim Din, and took away the vehicle.

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