Four killed, one injured over graveyard dispute in Charsadda

A FIR has not been lodged yet

FIR has not been lodged yet. PHOTO: PPI/FILE

SHABQADAR:


At least four people were killed and one injured in cross-firing over a graveyard dispute in Charsadda, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.

A police official confirmed the incident and relayed that relatives of Quami Watan Party (QWP) Nazim Raheem Ullah, who died in an accident on Monday, were stopped from digging his grave on a disputed property.

The scuffle resulted in an exchange of fire between the two parties who belonged to the same tribe which led to the death of four people.

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The deceased were identified as Maaz Ullah, Muhammad Ishaq, Zeeshan and a local Awami National Party (ANP) leader Abdul Hameed whereas his brother Ibrahim Khan was severely injured.

The bodies were shifted to local hospitals for post-mortem along with the injured person.

However, a first information report (FIR) has not been lodged yet and investigation is still underway.

The funerals of the three deceased were held in the same graveyard which was cordoned off by the police force.

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