Lakki villagers protested against police action during the kabaddi match who resorted to firing in the air to disperse game lovers and arrested the event organizers on Saturday.
Five people, including three passers-by, were killed when armed men attacked their rivals, who were released from jail on Wednesday. Reuters/File
LAKKI MARWAT: Five people, including three passers-by, were killed when armed men attacked their rivals, who were released from jail on Wednesday.
Sources said Syed Alam and Awal Khan were going to their home in Tajori village after being freed from the Lakki prison, when they were attacked in Baghban locality of the Lakki city.
The two men and a passer-by identified as Khadim received multiple injuries and died on the spot.
The sources said two other passers-by identified as Jehangir and Mohammad Gul also sustained wounds during the firing. They were shifted to the government city hospital, where they died.