Property battles: One killed, two injured

MULTAN: Relatives killed a man and injured another two over property on Monday. Busti Malook resident Muhammad Ali and Ahmed Ali owned four acres of land and were involved in an ongoing dispute with their relatives Javed, Ashiq and others.

On Sunday, both parties had clashed over the property. Following the encounter, Javed, Ashiq and others attacked Muhammad, Ahmed and Amir with knives and fled the scene. The injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital, where 42-year-old Ahmed Ali succumbed to his injuries. Busti Malook police have registered a case against the accused.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 24^th, 2011.