MINGORA, Dec 21: A councillor and his son were among six people killed in incidents of violence in the restive Swat valley on Sunday. Several other people were injured.

Three members of a family were killed and three people were injured when shells hit houses in Wenai area of Mata tehsil. The shells were fired by security forces on militants’ positions in the region after an attack on a security checkpoint in Wenai.

Union Councilor Faridoon Khan and his son Karimullah were killed and their house and shop were torched by Taliban militants in Mingora city.

The bullet-riddled bodies of both father and son were found lying at the Haji Baba Chowk. A note found with the bodies said: “Cruel people will meet the same fate.”

A property dealer was shot dead by unknown men in Kanju.

Meanwhile, 40 supporters of late Pir Samiullah were set free by followers of hardliner cleric Maulana Fazlullah on Sunday. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that charges were not proved against them.