Alleged killers of 6 family members held

PESHAWAR: Police have arrested the main accused involved in murder of six members of a family in the Urmar area of the provincial capital, officials said on Friday.

Senior Superintendent of Police, operations, Masood Ahmad Bangash told a press conference that two main accused Shamshad and Mansoor have been arrested after many raids by the local police.

Six members of a family were shot dead in their house on May 19. The deceased included an elderly woman, her daughter, two sons and two grandchildren. The SSP said a special team during the investigation on modern scientific lines, arrested the main accused Shamshad and Mansoor, sons of Dilshad, residents of Urmar Balam and close relatives of the deceased.