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Two held in double murder case at Karachi airport

BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari police claim to have arrested two alleged killers in a double murder case of a husband and wife, who were trying to flee abroad from Karachi airport on Wednesday.

According to the police, Shahid Baghdad and Tayyub had allegedly murdered Ahad and his wife Sitara over an old enmity in Chak No.

203/EB and had managed to flee from the scene.

The local police regis-tered a double murder case against them but could not arrest them, however, they received a tip-off that they were hiding in Karachi.

Police claimed that the accused killers were busy preparing documents to go abroad.

Police claimed that a few days ago, they received information about their movement in Karachi, and local police were informed.

Subsequently, the police arrested them from the airport and a Vehari police team left for Karachi to bring the killers back to Vehari fortrial, police sources claimed.

RAPE: A baker (tandoorwala) allegedly raped a 14-year-old boy at Chak 187/WB near Sahooka area in Vehari district on Thursday.

According to police, when the victim child visited the tandoor, baker L allegedly raped him there.

After returning home, the victim narrated the ordeal to his father, who reported the incident to the Gaggo police.

A case was registered against the tandoorwala, who was yet to be arrested.