Shot Dead: Three kill man for violating oath

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Police said three men had killed a man in Rehmana Hamdani on Wednesday. They said the deceased had been identified as Sajjad. They said Abdul Majeed, a resident of Abraindh, had suspected the victim of having an affair with his wife.  They said Sajjad had given him a Hadd Patt, an oath of innocence, and had relocated from the area. He had left Pakistan for Saudi Arabia later and had returned a few days earlier. They said Majeed had seen him loitering in the area and had decided to kill him.  They said he and his sons Saifullah and Aurangzeb had shot the man in Rehmana Hamdani. Police said Kot Chattha deputy superintendent of police had been instructed to take action against the culprits. They said the body had been sent to a hospital for autopsy.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 28^th, 2014.