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Two killed in Batkhela clash

By Our Correspondent
May 27, 2018

BATKHELA: Two persons were killed over a petty dispute here on Saturday, levies said.They said that two cousins Wasim and Sadiqullah exchanged a harsh word in Ghat Kot area in Batkhela over a minor dispute.

They said that later, the elders intervened to settle the dispute and took Sadiqullah to the house of Wasim but they again exchanged a harsh word and traded fire.

As a result, the Levies said, that Waseem was killed on the spot while Sadiqullah succumbed to his injuries later in a hospital. The Levies filed the report of the incident and started further investigation.