Bahawalnagar: Love marriage in the district leaves father, mother and sister of the bridegroom killed as brother of bride along with other four men shot the three by opening firing. Resident of check number 125 Murad near the Dahranwala area in Bahawalnagar Mohammad Ejaz had married Dilshad Bibi 3 months back on which the family members of the bride had not presented good consent.
Brothers of Dilshad, Zain and Mohammad Nasir getting chance entered the home and opened fire on the family injuring the bridegrooms father Muhammad Rafiq, mother Sardaran Bibi and his sister Nusrat Bibi. The family members succumbed to the injuries and died on the spot. The culprits fled away from the crime scene right away that provoked tension and panic in the area.
On getting news of the incident, Dahranwala police officers reached the home, took the bodies into custody and transferred them to the district hospital.
These incidents are commonly witnessed in the rural areas were almost every year hundreds of people lost their lives on account of some personal enmity, land disputes, unhappy marriages, dowries and weak financial conditions. Illiteracy and general awareness largely contribute towards the happenings of the serious incidents.