Dacoits shoot dead little boy for raising alarm
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A minor boy was killed by dacoits after he raised an alarm on seeing them in Jhelum on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The incident occurred in Goldpur suburb of Jhelum where the armed bandits entered the house with the intention of robbery. Upon seeing the dacoits, the 8-year-old boy started shouting. In response to his raising alarm, the dacoits opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
The robbers then managed to escape from the scene after the incident.
The police rushed to the crime scene and shifted the body to a hospital for post-mortem.
“A search operation has been kicked off in the vicinity and police were busy in collecting evidence,” said a police official.
Reporter: Amir Kiyani