Man killed, 2 injured in Mansehra firing incident

MANSEHRA: A man was killed and two passerby women sustained in a firing incident in Pulrah area here on Saturday.

Police report said that Muhammad Roshan opened fire on Muhammad Banaras as a result of which he and two passerby women sustained injuries. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Pulrah where doctors pronounced Muhammad Banaras as dead. The injured women were referred to the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital.

The body was handed over to the family after autopsy at the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital. According to police, the land dispute was the reason behind the incident.

The police after lodging first information report started raids to arrest the accused who managed to flee after the incident.

Meanwhile, four people, including three women, sustained injuries.

The coach, which was on its way to Rawalpindi from Gilgit-Baltistan, collided head on with an upcoming truck as a result of which four passengers, including three women, sustained injuries.