Murder Motives: Father, son kill youth for ‘breaking in’

FAISALABAD:

Sitiana police has arrested a man and his son for mercilessly torturing and killing a youth on Monday. According to police officials, the youth was tortured and killed for allegedly breaking into the house of Abdul Ghaffar. According to the police, Ghaffar and his son attacked Ajmal when they heard him moving about in their house. “I thought it was a robber and we beat him,” Ghaffar told police.

“Police officials said that Ajmal’s body bore signs of severe torture and he was strangled to death. Neighbours of the family told police officials that Ghaffar and his son suspected Ajmal of having an affair with his daughter and killed him.

Ajmal’s father Muhammad Aleem said that his son and Ghaffar were engaged in a property dispute.

“They kidnapped and tortured my son before they killed him,” he said.

Police officials said that the victim’s body bore more than 30 wounds and filed a case on the complaint of Muhammad Aleem. Ghaffar and his son Muhammad Younus have been arrested.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 13^th, 2011.