Bad Blood : Two sisters shot dead by brother

BAHAWALPUR: Two women were allegedly killed by their brother and his accomplices on Monday. Police said Shabnam Shaheen was visiting her sister Shugufta in Chak 153 near Hasilpur when their brother Umar Hayat and his accomplices Falak Sher, Alam Sher and Imran broke into the house and opened fire at them. They died on the spot. Police said their relatives told them that Hayat had been angry with his sisters for arranging the marriage of their youngest sister without his consent.  An FIR has been registered at Hasilpur Saddar police station. He said a team had been formed to apprehend the suspects.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th, 2015.