BATKHELA/SWAT: Three bodies were found hanging from electricity poles in different areas of the Malakand Agency on Monday. Sources told The News that the body of Mustafa, a local resident and Taliban militant, was hanging from the electricity pole in the main square of Thana town.
A message and a verse from the Holy Quran written and translated in Pashto language was also recovered along the body.
“Anyone who tried to remove the body from the pole till 12:00 noon would meet the same fate. He was a Taliban militant and responsible for violence in the area and attacks on army,” read the message.
Despite curfew in the area, a large number of people gathered at the site to watch the body.It was learnt that relatives of the deceased later came over and took the body after the time specified by the killers.
Similarly, another dead body was found hanging from the electricity pole on the main road in Haibatgram village. The deceased was identified as Sarzamin Khan alias Kaki, a resident of Haibatgram.
Sources said that the body of an unidentified person was also seen hanging from the electricity pole in the main square of Dargai bazaar from early morning till late evening. The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained, was a resident of Garhi Usmanikhel and used to sell vegetables in Dargai. He was accused of spying for Taliban.
