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Man killed, two women injured in Kech firing

GWADAR: A man was killed and two women, including his grandmother, were injured in a firing incident in the Dabbok Kalatuk area of Kech district, police said on Monday.

According to them, five unidentified armed men arrived in the area in a vehicle late on Sunday night, barged into a house and attempted to kidnap a man, identified as Raza Shah, at gunpoint. However, family members present in the house resisted the attempt and foiled it.

After failing to abduct the man, the armed men opened fire, killing Raza Shah and injuring two women, including his grandmother.

The body and the wounded women were shifted to a hospital, where the injured were identified as Noor Bibi, the grandmother of the deceased, and Zartun, wife of Ghulam Shah.

Meanwhile, two bodies were found in the Balnogor area of Kech district. Police shifted the bodies to a hospital, where one of the deceased was identified as Rahim Bakhsh.