LAHORE: A man allegedly killed his father by electrocution over a property dispute in Johar Town area here on Tuesday.

Identified as Abid Latif, the deceased was found murdered at a portion of his house at Rahman Park of Johar Town.

Latif’s wife, who had gone to her parents’ house on Tuesday, found his body when she came back home.

An official said Nazia Bibi told the police that she found an electric wire attached to the arms and legs of her husband which were also tied with a rope.

He said she alleged that her husband was electrocuted by her son, Shezam Abid, who used to quarrel with him over some property issues.

She alleged that her son had killed his father with the connivance of his (son) two friends, the police official said adding the Johar Town police registered a murder case against the suspects and sent the body to the city morgue for autopsy.

Published in Dawn, December 15th, 2021