A man claimed on Monday certain members of his family had attempted to murder him to get his land.Talking to journalists in Khairpur Tamiwali Press Club, landlord Dar Muhammad, a resident of Kehror Pacca tehsil, said his sons were still threatening to murder him and he had now left his home.
He said he had married twice and his first wife Ghulam Fatima’s children wanted to usurp all his property.
“On 19th of June, my sons and their friends entered my home where I have lived with my second wife. They tried to kill me. They fled from the area when my neighbours gathered outside our home on hearing our cries,” he said.
He alleged that the men had kidnapped his daughter Shazia, and raped her.
The complainant said he had lodged a case against the men with Kehror Pacca police. “After the registration of the case, they threatened to kill me, my second wife and our children. To save our lives, we have left our home and come to Khairpur,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 8th, 2014.