At least eight members of a family including women and children were killed and two others injured when armed men attacked a house in the vicinity of Badaber police station in Peshawar on Tuesday.

The incident took place in the Baba Bagh area of Badhaber where armed men attacked the house of their opponents and started indiscriminate firing on them, Badhaber Circle DSP Nazifur Rehman told reporters.

As a result, he said eight people including four women and as many children were killed while two others were injured.

Two of the women were identified as Naureen and Hamida Begum. The injured included Saba and Iqra.

Police said the gory incident was a result of monetary and property disputes between the two families. The armed assailants managed to escape the area after committing the gruesome crime.

On receiving information, SP Sadar Division, Muhammad Zaman Khan, DSP Badhaber, Nazif ur Rehman, SHO Badhaber and other police officers reached the crime scene and started the investigation from various angles.

Police said all bodies and injured were shifted to hospital. Police collected empty shells of cartridges and other evidence from the crime scene and registered a case on the report of the heirs.