LOWER DIR: Two brothers were killed, and two other men were injured in a shooting incident stemming from a dispute over the cutting of trees in the Rabat area of Lower Dir district on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred in Ghuzano Banda within the jurisdiction of Khall police station, where an exchange of fire erupted between two groups allegedly over a longstanding dispute related to the cutting of trees.
According to police, the clash involved Baz Mohammad and his brother, Badam, residents of Ghuzano Banda. During the exchange of fire, Baz Mohammad and his son, Latif, and Matiullah and Niaz Badshah, sons of Badam, were injured.
The injured were shifted to Timergara Teaching Hospital, where doctors pronounced Matiullah and Niaz Badshah dead. The condition of the other injured persons could not immediately be confirmed.
Taking notice of the incident, district police officer Syed Talal Ahmad Shah constituted a special investigation team headed by DSP Timergara Akhtar Ali.
Police said the team used technical and investigative methods to trace the suspects and arrested two alleged assailants, identified as Fayyaz and Latif, sons of Baz Mohammad, within two hours of the incident.
Police said the weapon used in the murder had also been recovered from the arrested persons. Evidence from the crime scene was also being collected, while further investigation was underway.
No official statement was issued regarding the registration of a case till the filing of this report.