NAROWAL, Nov 12: Three people, including a man and his son, were killed in two incidents here on Saturday. Reports said Muhammad Arshad and his son Azhar Mahmood were coming towards their home at Mundi Khel village from fields when the former’s political rivals, Zafar Khan and Inam Khan, along with their accomplices, opened fire on them. The two died on the spot.

In another incident, Rana Naeem, a brother of union council nazim Rana Azhar, was shot dead over political differences.

Police are investigating.

POLICE HIGH-HANDEDNESS: A shopkeeper was allegedly beaten up by three policemen in plain clothes at Mohallah Ganj Husainabad on Saturday.

People of the area protested over the incident and approached the area magistrate, who ordered medical examination of the victim and registration of a criminal case against the policemen.

According to reports, Muhammad Qadir was at his shop at Ganj Husainabad when three officials of the city police station came there and thrashed him, leaving him unconscious.

City police station SHO Muhammad Farhan, when contacted, said Qadir was involved in the sale of prize bond numbers to the people. He said action would be taken against the officials if they were found guilty of torturing the shopkeeper.