Blood feud: Three shot dead over old enmity

FAISALABAD: Gunmen shot dead two men and injured another in Toba Tek Singh on Wednesday. The Saddar station house officer said that the three were returning home after attending a court hearing. “Afzal Araien group of Chak 520-GB had an old enmity with Rana Zafar group of Chak 295-JB Devi Daas. On Wednesday, Zafar and his nephews Jameel and Shahbaz came to the district courts to appear before a court. When they were returning home, their car was intercepted by two motorcyclists near Bypass Road. The gunmen fired shots on the three and fled,” the SHO said. He said Zafar and Jameel died on the spot as a result of the gunshots. “Rescue 1122 took Shahbaz to hospital in critical condition, where doctors are still trying to save his life,” the SHO said. He said that a police team had been constituted to search for the attackers. “The bodies have also been taken to the hospital for post mortem examination,” the SHO said.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 18^th, 2014.