CHARSADDA, March 25: Two persons were killed in different incidents here on Sunday.

In the first incident, a teenage boy, Irfan, 15, son of Mohammad Zada, resident of Ziam Qila, was gunned down by Younas and Riaz, sons of Nawab, residents of Ghunda Khel. One of the killers Younas is sub-inspector in police department. Mohammad Zada, father of the boy, registered FIR in Mandani police station.

In another incident, the Nisata police found body of an unknown person with bullet injuries on his head. According to police, the identity of the body was yet not known. —Correspondent

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