Barkhan killings: Levies recover woman, two children from Kohlu

• Levies conducted an operation he different areas of Kohlu
• Giran Naz, her daughter and son were recovered
• The woman was presumed as the victim of Barkhan tragedy

QUETTA: Levies conducted an operation in different areas of district Kohlu and recovered a woman who was presumed dead after three bodies were found in Barkhan.

The kidnapped woman Giran Naz, her daughter and son have been recovered, police sources said. The abductees are in the the custody of Commissioner Zob Division. The hostages will be handed over to their families after legal  procedures.

Earlier, the death of three people in Haji Kot area of Barkhan district in Balochistan took a new turn after the post-mortem of the female victim was conducted.

Police found the bullet-riddled bodies from a well on Monday evening. The three people belonging to the Marri tribe were killed before their bodies were dumped in the well.

The victims were identified by the police as Giran Naz, aged 40-45, wife of Khan Muhammad Marri and her two sons Muhammad Nawaz and Abdul Qadir.

However, the preliminary post-mortem report had denied claims that the victim was the wife of Khan Muhammad Marri or the mother of the two young men whose bodies were found.

The report states that the female victim is aged between 16 to 17 years old. She has not been identified. The report said acid was poured on her face and neck after she was brutally killed.

The report has also found that that women was sexually assaulted before being killed. The woman was shot three times in the head after being raped.

It must be mentioned that the Marri tribesmen are holding a protest demonstration in the Red Zone of Quetta to mount pressure on the provincial government to arrest the culprits involved in the killings.

A large number of protesters blocked the main Red Zone leading towards the Governor’s House and Chief Minister’s House to vent their anger and demand justice for the victims of Barkhan incident.

Police arrested Balochistan Minister for Communication and Works Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran over the recovery of three bodies. He is accused of maintaining a private prison where the family members were locked up.

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