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Man, woman found shot dead

By Our Staff Correspondent 2016-01-14
FAISALABAD: Bodies of a man and woman were found near an under-construction madressah in Awanwala on Wednesday.

There was a speculation that 32-year-old Aamir had shot dead Najma, 18, and then committed suicide himself after her parents refused to give her hand in marriage to him.

But Aamir`s father alleged six people, including two of Najma`s brothers and a relative, killed them over suspicions of relations.

Saddar police regis-tered a murder case against Najma`s brothers Asif and Kashif, relative Siddique and three unidentified persons with no arrests.

Aamir, who was already married and a father of three children, wanted to marry Najma, but her parentsrefused and hxed her marriage with someone else.

Najma was supposed to get married on Wednesday, but disappeared onTuesday night. Her family searched for her but could not locate her.

They went to Aamir`s house and found out he was not home either. Their bodies were recovered on Wednesday.