MALAKAND: In a tragic incident, a mentally-ill man gunned down
four members of his family in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on
Wednesday.
According to police, the incident came to light in Malakand’s area of Sorna
Dargai, where a man, who is said to be mentally challenged, opened fire at
his family members.
As a result, four people including two women lost their lives.
The police in its initial statement said that a mentally-ill man opened fire
over his mother, brother and sister-in-law. The bodies have been moved to
the THQ hospital for legal formalities.
In a separate incident of multiple killings, at least four people were
killed and 15 others sustained injuries after a dispute over a potato field
in Swat district of KP.
According to police, the two sides had a dispute over a potato field in the
border area of Kalam that later turned violent with both sides opening fire
at each other. -Agencies
