OKARA, Jan 14: Two brothers along with accomplices killed their sister and her father-in-law in Jandran Kalan near Hujra Shah Muqeem on Tuesday.

Reports said Tahira Bibi married with Zafar without the consent of her parents some one year back. On Tuesday, her brothers, Naseer and Riaz, along with five accomplices attacked the house of her in-laws and opened indiscriminate fire. Tahira and her father-in-law, Bashir, died on the spot while her husband, Zafar, and the mother-in-law sustained critical injuries. The injured were taken to hospital.

Police have registered a case.

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