Man gunned down over land dispute in Sher Dhamial village

Officials say Raja Hanif allegedly shot Sajjad Hussain Shah over a property dispute


Our Correspondents June 13, 2017
Officials say Raja Hanif allegedly shot Sajjad Hussain Shah over a property dispute. PHOTO: AFP

RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD: A man and his son allegedly killed another man, reportedly over a land dispute, in the Sher Dhamial village near the Naval Anchorage, police said on Monday.

Officials said that Raja Hanif allegedly shot Sajjad Hussain Shah over a property dispute.

Mujahid Hussain Shah, the victim’s son, told the Lohi Bher police that Hanif and his son Khalil were trying to illegally occupy Sajjad’s land in the village.

On Sunday afternoon, when the suspects were ploughing their land with a tractor Sajjad asked them to stop.

Mujahid said that Khalil, who was apparently incensed over Sajjad’s opposition, brought a rifle from his house. However, Hanif grabbed the rifle and shot Sajjad in the head.

As a result, Sajjad died on the spot.

Police said after being alerted to the incident, they found Sajjad’s body lying in a pool of blood in the field with a gunshot wound to his head.

However, police has yet to arrest the suspects.

“We are conducting raids and will arrest them [Hanif and his son] soon,” a police officer told The Express Tribune.

Meanwhile, police are yet to track down the suspected killers of a property dealer who was shot dead within the remits of Koral police station on Sunday.

Officials said that Khurram Zafar was found dead with gunshot injuries. Police have registered a murder case against unidentified suspects but have made no arrests yet.

Man kills nephew

A man killed his nephew and injured his brother over a suspected land dispute in the Mohra Chapper village of Gujar Khan on Monday.

Police have arrested the suspected killer Rabnawaz and one of his accomplices. They have also recovered the gun used in the incident.

The victims were rushed to the hospital where the deceased was identified as Awais while the injured was identified as Shahnawaz.

Gujar Khan police station SHO Nadim Zafar, said Shahnawaz and his son Awais were ploughing their lands in the morning when Rabnawaz arrived, brandishing a pistol.

Zafar said that Rabnawaz then indiscriminately shot at his brother and nephew.

As a result, Awais was killed on the spot while Shahnawaz sustained multiple bullet injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2017.

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