GUJAR KHAN: Two brothers were gunned down and their father and two cousins critically injured by their rivals over a land dispute in the rural area of Gujar Khan on Saturday morning.

The incident occurred in the Notla Rajgan village in the limits of Gujar Khan police.

Mohammad Rizwan told the police that his uncle Raja Nazeer had a dispute with his rivals over cultivation of wheat crop on the Jhelum River land. According to locals, the river land is not owned by either party and is cultivated by villagers in winters when the water level in the river and Mangla Dam recedes.

Rizwan told the police that his cousin Mohammad Tanvir died on the spot in the armed attack by his rivals while his father Raja Nazeer and brother Sudheer along with two cousins received bullet injuries.

On Sunday, Sudheer also succumbed to his injuries at the DHQ hospital Rawalpindi.

A murder case has been registered by the police against Zaheer, Zahid, Faizan and Ehtisham; however, no arrest has been made so far.

Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2025