TAXILA: A man killed his brother-in-law Razi in the Sultanpur Village in the limits of the Hassanabdal police station, police said on Sunday.
The victim would allegedly often beat his wife from which the accused tried to stop him many times. On Sunday, when the accused learnt that his sister’s husband had beaten her again, he killed his brother-in-law with a 30-bore pistol and fled the scene. Hassanabdal police had registered a case against the accused and had handed over the victim’s body to the family after an autopsy which was conducted at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.
In another news, a motorcyclist identified as Asif Bhatti from Ahmednagar was killed when he was hit by a speeding dumper on GT Road in the limits of the Wah police station. In a separate incident a man identified as Abdul Aziz also died when he was hit by a motorcycle while crossing the Hazara Road. Separate cases have been registered for both incidents and further investigations were started.