KHAIRPUR: Man kills fiancee

Published January 6, 2003

KHAIRPUR, Jan 5: A man shot his fiancee dead in Ghulam Solangi village near Pir-jo-Goth on Saturday night on the pretext of Karo-kari.

The 17-year-old victim was identified as Fauzia Solangi.

The accused, Sajan Solangi, surrendered with the gun, used in the crime, at the Machiyoon police post.

TREES: Some unidentified armed men damaged four electricity transformers with gunfire and chopped down mango and banana trees on three acres in Ulra Jagir near Piryaloi on Saturday night.

The mango orchard belonged to Abdul Karim Bhutto.

Later, a large number of villagers gathered in the Piryaloi town to protest against the incident.

Talking to newsmen, their representatives said this was the third time that armed men had cut down banana and mango trees but police had registered no case.

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