Three teenage friends shot dead in Swabi

In a shocking development, three teenage friends were put to death by unidentified persons whose bodies were found in a graveyard in Swabi on Monday.

Police told The Express Tribune that in Jalsai village in Chota Lahore three youngsters were found shot. Complainant Fazal Ghani lodged an FIR with Lahore police station, stating that on Monday morning he was informed that his 19-year-old son Shah Swar was lying dead in Shaheed Baba graveyard in Jalsai village.

“When I reached there I found him dead along with 18-year-old Murad and Waqar. All of them were friends and residents of Jalsai village. They had been shot. I don’t know who killed them as they had no personal enmity with anyone,” he said.

Police said that local residents spotted the bodies of three youngsters in the graveyard and police shifted them to Bacha Khan Medical Complex (BKMC) for autopsy.

An investigation team was formed to look into the case.

“These boys always stayed together and they had no family or personal feud. This is a mysterious and blind murder case at the moment but with the passage of time we are hopeful that this case will be solved,” said an official of the local police station, adding that the mobile numbers of the three had been obtained and police was working on it.