One killed, other injured over old Karo-Kari issue

CHAK RUSTAM: A man was killed and another injured over an old Karo-Kari issue in Chak Rustam on Sunday.

According to rescue sources, two groups of armed men belonging to Sad Khanani and Kamalani clans traded firing in Chak Rustam in which Irshad son of Mohammad Ashraf Umrani died while two others sustained injuries.

Area police rushed to the scene and controlled the situation. The body and injured were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment, respectively. Later, the body was handed over to his relatives. The cause behind the murder was stated to be an old enmity over Karo-Kari dispute developed between the two groups. No FIR could be registered till filing this news. However, the police have started a probe into the incident. Panic gripped the area as more bloodshed is feared.