Gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on four persons in the Nok Tarani area near Pir Koh. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA:
Gunmen shot dead four people in Dera Bugti area of the volatile Balochistan province on Wednesday.
Gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on four persons in the Nok Tarani area near Pir Koh, killing them on the spot, Tehsildar Bahram Khan Bugti told The Express Tribune.
The dead were taken to the PPL Hospital Sui for autopsy where they were identified as Naik Muhammad, Nooruddin, Mazhar Khan and Sabaz Ali, all belonging to Notani clan of Bugti tribe. The motive behind the quadruple killings was not immediately known.
Some sources, however, alleged that these four men were kidnapped from Dera Bugti on December 19 during a search operation carried out by the paramilitary Frontier Corps.
They were abducted for their alleged links with Baloch Republican Army and were being tortured, sources added. A case has been registered against unknown persons and investigation is under way.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 31st, 2013.
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