RAHIM YAR KHAN: Dacoits killed three members of a family and injured another in Basti Darigra in the police limits of Ahmedpur Lama on Friday night.

As per details, four armed men entered the house of Shahid and tried to kidnap him, his brother Furqan and nephew Shehroz. On resistance, the intruders opened fire killing all of them on the spot. Another family member was also injured in the firing and was shifted to the Sadiqabad THQ Hospital.

Later the dacoits escaped from the scene towards katcha area.

The inspector general of police had visited the katcha area near Rojhan a few hours before the murders.

Meanwhile, a PTV reporter from Sadigabad, Sher Muhammad Sahi,who was kidnapped by dacolts some two weeks ago, was got released after paying a ransom of more than Rs3 million.

According to police sources, some influential feudals of the Indus river bed played their significant role in the recovery of Sahi who had been shifted to riverine area of Sindh.

The RYK police did not take serious steps to recover him, a family member claimed.

CANAL BREACH: A 40-foot breach occurred in Lakhy Minor canal near Chak 212-P in Sadigabad tehsil on Saturday and water entered nearby cotton and fodder fields.

The irrigation staff did not reach to plug the breach even after six hours and the villagers started efforts on a self-help basis to control the water.

According to the locals, water was released in the canal after the four-month closure.