Man killed over dispute

Police registered the case against the accused

LODHRAN: A man was killed in Dunyapur railway station limits. The victim’s step-brother, Muhammad Saeed, lodged a complaint at the police station stating that Ghulam Farid used to work in Durkan.

On the day of the incident, a man named Mustafa called him to his home to fix a charpoy. When Ghulam Farid asked to be paid for his labour, Mustafa became enraged and attacked him with an axe, injuring him in the process. When Ghulam Farid was lying on the floor, Mustafa and his accomplices doused him in petrol and set him on fire. Meanwhile, the victim’s step-brother rushed to the scene of the crime. However, the accused managed to escape.

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The complainant added that they tried to save Ghulam Farid but he succumbed to his injuries. Police reached the scene and shifted the body to the morgue for an autopsy. Officials also registered a case against Mustafa, his mother Naziran Mai and two others.

Officials managed to arrest Mustafa and assured that justice would be provided to the victim and his family.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 8^th, 2019.