Police nab four accused of Khairpur killing

RANIPUR: Police claimed to have apprehended four accused, including a government official, of Khairpur tragedy in which 12 people were killed in an armed clash between two groups during polling for first phase of Local Bodies elections on October 31.

SSP Khairpur Pir Muhammad Shah said police also seized eight Kalashnikovs, two hand grenades and other sophisticated weapons from the possession of the accused of Waryo Wahan incident.

The police officer went on to say that more than 20 cases are registered against the accused in different police stations.

The arrested government official had arrived Waryo Wahan from Gilgit two days prior to the incident, he added.