Sangjani: Man shot dead by his brother

Man gunned down by brother over a land dispute in Tarnol.

ISLAMABAD:

A man was gunned down by his brother over a land dispute in Tarnol on Sunday, police said.

Police said Khan Wali, the victim’s elder brother, along with his son Niaz Ali, entered the house of 57 years old Hazrat Wali, in Sangjani area and opened indiscriminate gunfire at him and fled.

He was taken to Pims in critical condition, where he died of a bullet wound to his throat. According to police Hazrat Wali was being threatened by his brother to surrender his share of land bequeathed to them by  their father.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 4^th,  2011.