Man fatally stabbed, cousin injured

Police detain three suspects named by father of deceased

DIJKOT:

A young man was stabbed to death and another seriously injured on Wednesday during an altercation that took place at a warehouse on Jhang Road.

Local police reached the spot on information and arrested three suspects on charges of murder.

Sources said they are now raiding tipped locations to apprehend the other suspects involved in the attack.Thikriwala police handed over the body to the heirs after postmortem examination.

In a case filed by Muhammad Siddique, a resident of Chak No 287JB Palasour Toba, the complainant stated that his 21-year-old son Ali Hassan along with Osama son of Afzal and Ali Hassan son of Lal Hussain had left the house to visit Darbar Sufi Barkat Ali.

On the way, he went to meet his cousin Waqar Ilyas at Raja Bahadur Khan's banana store located in Chak No 67JB Sudhar.

“His cousin told him that he had a quarrel with Sufiyan, Usman, Imran and others after which my son Ali Hassan and others tried to manage reconciliation between the arguing groups,” he explained.

The complainant told the police that the nominated individuals got angry and stabbed his son Ali Hassan and nephew Waqar Ilyas with knives, resulting in their critical injuries.“They were shifted to hospital where Ali succumbed to his injuries and Waqar is fighting for his life," Siddique added.

Thikriwala police have registered a case against the suspects under sections 302, 324, 148, and 149 of the constitution. They are also conducting a detailed probe into the incidents and interrogating suspects for clues.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 1^st, 2021.