TOBA TEK SINGH, March 10: Six members of a family were killed over a simmering farmland dispute at Chak 314-GB, about 15 kilometres from here, on Friday.

Reports said Noor Ahmad had for the last one year or so been demanding transfer of five acres of farmland in his name from his father, who was allegedly denying him his share. He transferred Noor’s five acres in the names of his other two sons.

Noor left his father’s house a year ago and was residing in another village, Chak 407-JB, with his in-laws. On Thursday night, he came to his father and again demanded his share over which they exchanged harsh words.

To exact revenge, Noor shot dead his father Nawab Ali and brother Ghafran Ahmad when they were irrigating farmland at 3:30am. Then he returned to the village and attacked children and wife of his another brother, Muhammad Akram. He shot dead Akram’s two sons — Imran, 12, and Ali Raza, 5, — and daughters — Naveeda, 9, and Farzana, 7.

When their mother Razia came to rescue her children, the enraged relative also attacked her and injured her seriously. She was admitted to the DHQ hospital in critical condition.

The bodies were handed over to the family after postmortem from Chuttiana rural health centre.

BYPOLLS: Byelection to two vacant seats of nazims of union councils will be held here on Saturday (today).