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Four accused held in multiple murder case

By Bureau report
April 20, 2020

PESHAWAR: The police have arrested four accused, who allegedly killed three brothers over a petty issue in the limits of Bhanamari Police Station a few months ago. Senior Superintendent of Police, Operations, Zahoor Afridi told reporters that the accused had come to Peshawar to get documents and were arrested when they were trying to flee to Afghanistan. The police have already arrested their 20 facilitators in various raids. According to SP City Police Station, Muhammad Shoaib, three brothers identified as Waqas, Siddiq and Waseem were killed over a petty issue in the limits of Bhanamari Police Station a few months ago and the accused managed to escape. He added that the police conducted raids in various cities of KP and Punjab to arrest the accused after which they were trying to escape to Afghanistan. The official said the police arrested three brothers Salman, Kamran, Nauman and their relative Ishaq during an action before they could cross the border into Afghanistan.