Man killed over land dispute in Rajouri, 5 arrested
Jammu: A 40-year-old man was allegedly killed in a scuffle over a land dispute in Rajouri district, a senior police officer said on Monday.
Shafiq Ahmad, a resident of Khablan village of Thanamandi, was attacked by a group of people on Sunday, the officer said.
He was rushed to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
Of the eight accused, five people — Mohammad Taj, his son Javed Ahmed and three brothers Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Jameel and Mohammad Zaman — have been arrested, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri Amritpal Singh said.
A case has been registered against the accused people in Thanamandi police station on the complaint of Ahamad’s wife, he said.
Efforts are on to nab Taj’s two other sons Mushtaq Ahmad and Ashfaq Ahmad and another accused Qamar Bhatti, the SSP said.
Prima facie, some land dispute between the families was suspected to be the reason behind the murder, he said.
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