LOWER DIR: A 60-year old man of Bandagai village in Samarbagh tehsil, who was allegedly killed by dacoits of ‘Kacha area’ in Kashmore (Sindh) last month, was laid to rest here the other day.
The murdered man, identified as Wazir Mohammad, fell victim to a trap set by the Katcha gang on the pretext of a cheap car deal, the local residents told Dawn.
The deceased was reportedly kidnapped on the 20th of last month and the kidnappers had demanded a ransom amount of Rs2.3million for his release, which his family couldn’t arrange, and the abductors axed him to death.
His dead body was found in a dry stream in Kacha area and it was brought back to his native village for burial by his relatives.
The local residents demanded the Sindh government to eliminate the gangs of Katcha area as poor and innocent people were being trapped by criminals through various tactics. .
Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2024
