Man convicted for daughter’s rape killed

BAHAWALPUR: A man allegedly shot his father dead, after the latter got recently released from jail after completion of his 10-year sentence for raping his daughter.

According to police, Najeebullah, a resident of 155/WB, had been sentenced to ten-year imprisonment for raping his daughter.

After serving the term, Najeebullah was released from Vahari district jail the other day.

One of the family’s relative, Rafique, invited deceased Najeeb and his sons Haseebullah and Attiqullah, for reconciliation.

However, during the meeting, the sons and the father exchanged hot words, following which Haseebullah, who had a pistol, shot his father dead on the spot.

After killing his father, Haseeb courted arrest, while the police also took deceased’s widow (Haseeb’s mother) Safeeran Bibi into custody for allegedly planning the murder of her husband.

Source: Dawn