SANGHAR, May 20: A man and a woman were killed on Monday in Wazirabad village of the Khadro area, some 45 kilometres from here.

Police said that Sawali Khaskheli killed his married daughter, Munwra, the mother of a minor boy, and Niaz Khaskheli, son of Qurban Khaskheli, suspecting them of maintaining illicit relations.

The bodies were taken to the Sanghar Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

A close relative of Niaz Khaskheli told police that the victim was called to the village on some pretext and shot dead by the suspect.

Sawali Khaskheli was arrested but a case was yet to be registered, the police said.

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