Man decapitates father over land dispute

Suspect uses cleaver to sever 70-year-old victim's neck

PAKPATTAN:

In a gruesome incident in the Rangshah police station area on Sunday, a man murdered his father over a property dispute.

The incident took place in Vattu Salman, Abadi Dalil, 18 EB, where the elderly father, 75-year-old Manzoor Ahmed, was decapitated by his son, Ansar, while he slept.

Police said Ansar used a cleaver to sever his father's neck in the middle of the night. The police have arrested Ansar along with the murder weapon. The body of the victim was moved to the hospital for a post-mortem examination.

District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Wilayat confirmed the incident, explaining that the murder stemmed from a property dispute between the two.

On the orders of DPO Wilayat, the Rangshah Police, led by DSP Malik Tariq Javed Awan, arrested Ansar and recovered the murder weapon.

DPO Wilayat further stated that the accused will face severe punishment according to the law, and the police are continuing their investigation into the case.

Earlier this week, a man identified as Nawazish Ali, a resident of Gatwala, was shot and killed by his sons over a land dispute. The dispute had been ongoing for nine months. The sons opened fire on their father, causing fatal injuries. A police team, including Madina Town SP Saad Arshad took the body into custody and sent it to a hospital for post-mortem.

The suspects fled from the spot after then murder and the police started a search operation to arrest them.

Regional Police Officer Dr Abid Khan directed the SP of Madina Town to submit a report and arrest the suspects immediately. The police were raiding the suspects' possible hideouts to arrest them.

Earlier in August, a dispute over a luxury car worth Rs130 million allegedly led to the orchestrated murder of Dr Shahid Siddiqui, a founding member of PTI and the owner of a private hospital, by his own son.

According to initial investigations, Qasim had followed his father on the day of the murder, including to the bank where Dr Siddiqui withdrew a significant amount of money.