NAUNDERO: Two women were killed in the limits of Ketty Mumtaz Police Station near here on Tuesday on the pretext of karo-Kari. They were identified as Rasheeda Shaikh and Shabana Shaikh.

Ketty Mumtaz Police said that Gul Hassan Shaikh killed his wife Rasheeda and niece Shabana on the pretext of karo-Kari. Earlier Gul Hassain Shaikh had lodged a report at Naundero police station two days before the incident against Rafique Narejo and two other unidentified people who had kidnapped his wife but there was no mention of his niece.

Both the women were returned after intervention by the notables of their area and they were taken silently to katcha (riverine) area today where both were gunned down on the pretext of honour-killing.

Accused Gul Hassan Shaikh surrendered himself at Ketty Mumtaz Police Station along with the weapon used in the crime and confirmed to the police that he had killed both women on honour-killing. Police also have arrested Deedar Shaikh, father of Shabana Shaikh.

Meanwhile, both bodies were shifted to Government Hospital in Naundero for carrying out legal formalities after which they were handed over to their heirs. No case was registered till the filing of this report.