KHAIRPUR: A girl was killed in what seemed to be a notorious incident of ‘karo-kari’ in Ghokti on Sunday.
According to Ghotki police, some armed persons attacked a house in Mirani Mohalla and fired shots with a pistol on a young girl, Munawar Khatoon Mirani. As a result, she was injured seriously.
She was shifted to Mirpur Mathelo Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries and passed away. The cause of murder was stated to be a notorious tradition of Karo-Kari.
Ghotki police handed over the body to the heirs after completion of a post-mortem examination from the hospital. They had not registered the case till filing of the story.
