Woman among 3 murdered

SARGODHA: Three people including a woman were murdered in two incidents in Sahiwal and Shahpur on Tuesday.

Police said that Omar Hayat son, 50, resident of Tehsil Sahiwal wanted his son Ali Raza to marry his younger brother Khizar Hayat’s daughter Sidra Batool.

Raza was unemployed hence Khizar rejected the proposal. Reportedly, Omar murdered his brother and niece.

In another incident, Asghar Hussain of village Yousaf Shah allegedly shot dead his cousin Waqar Waheed over a business dispute and fled.

The bodies were handed over to the heirs after post-mortem. Police have registered cases against the accused and started investigations.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 26^th, 2020.