Man, daughter electrocuted

Published April 5, 2003

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 4: A man and his daughter were electrocuted along with their five heads of cattle on Thursday in Rehmanikhel village  near Panyala.

Sources said that a light transmission electric wire which passed over the house of one Mohammad Aslam fell in the cattle pen, adjacent to the house resulting in the death of Moh-ammad Aslam and his daughter.

Three cows, a goat and a camel, belonging to the family, were also killed in the incident.

SHOT DEAD: In another incident, Mohammad Sharif was  allegedly shot dead by his cousins over a family dispute in Chah Bakhtawar Wala  village on Thursday.

The police have registered a case against the accused.

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