Man kills 2 of a family over proposal dismissal

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A young man in central Parwan province has killed and injured five members of his uncle’s family after they rejected his proposal to marry his cousin, an official said on Thursday.

Mohammad Zaman Mamozai, the provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Dolana locality of Charikar, the provincial capital late on Wednesday.

Hospital Director Abdul Qasem Sangin confirmed receiving the body of a boy and a child and three injured including a man, the proposed girl and a woman last night. The injured have been in stable condition, he said.

Police said the perpetrator managed to flee the area while investigation into the incident had been launched.

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