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Man shot dead over monetary dispute

By Our Correspondent
May 23, 2018

SIALKOT: A man was shot dead over a monetary dispute at Mohallah Wasifpura in the limits of Badiana police on Tuesday. Muzammil Hussain of Purab village, who had recently returned from abroad, visited the house of his accused cousins Qadeer, his sister Rubina and her husband Akbar. In the meantime, the accused persons exchanged hot words over a monetary dispute. Later, the accused allegedly shot Muzammil dead. The police have registered a case.

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