Armed men gunned down six members of a family and injured three others over a marriage feud here on Monday. Reportedly, Sajjad Khan, an FC constable from Afzalabad area of Mardan, solemnized a second marriage to a local woman five months back. The in-laws of Sajjad were against this marriage and were repeatedly threatening him. On the Monday morning when Sajjad was on duty, the relatives of his first wife entered the house and started indiscriminate firing on the residents.
As a result, the parents of the FC constable, his second wife, brother, sister and a 20-day-old niece were killed on the spot while three others sustained wounds. Those killed are Mehar Badshah, Haji Rasool, Abdullah, Ayesha, Fiaz and a 20-day-old infant Haiba.