PESHAWAR: Seven people, including six members of a family, were killed in firing over a petty issue in Mata Bachay area in the limits of the Inqilab Police Station, officials said on Tuesday.
Police said all the seven persons died in the firing by one group. The officials said the armed men killed one own member to get a case registered against the rivals.
"An exchange of fire took place between two rival groups. One was led by Bashir and another by Abdul Ghaffar. Resultantly, the Bashir group killed six members from the family of Abdul Ghafar and also shot dead own one person to cross the case," Shaukat Khan, the superintendent of Saddar Police, told reporters.
Those killed in the incident included five brothers Inayatullah, Naimatullah, Sharafat, Qadir and Javed. Another member of the family was killed while two others, including their father Abdul Ghaffar, were wounded in the incident. The family belongs to Afghanistan.
From the rivals, Noorullah lost life in the firing, as per police, by own group. The official said a case via First Information Report No 713 was registered at the Inqilab Police Station against Riaz, Bashir, Saifullah and others. "Two pistols, one Kalakov, and one Kalashnikov rifles have been recovered. Two accused have been arrested.”
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