Three killed over drain dispute

Published October 11, 2001

TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 10: Three people were murdered over a dispute in Gojra on Wednesday.

Two families of Shah Alam Colony on Painsara Road had been quarrelling over a sewerage drain for the last many days.

Muhammad Safdar, his sons Shahbaz Ahmad and Dilawar Husain and another accomplice Muhammad Safdar attacked the other family with sharp edged weapons. They killed Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Dilmeer and Shabbir Ahmad on the spot.

City Gojra police registered a case with no arrest.

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