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Ahmadi man stabbed to death in Chiniot
[DAWN] A man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community was stabbed to death by an unidentified man in Chenab Nagar area of district Chiniot on Friday, police said.The victim’s brother lodged a complaint with the Chenab Nagar Police Station and identified a suspect, who has been arrested by law enforcement personnel. DPO Chiniot district, Asadur Rehman, told Dawn.com that he had constituted an investigation team to probe the matter. "We are investigating to determine the motive behind the killing," he added. According to the First Information Report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the eyewitness said that he was returning home with his brother after purchasing groceries at around 7:45am near Lari Adda, Chenab Nagar area on Friday when an unidentified man accosted them and asked whether they belonged to the "Qadiani community". The complainant said he and his brother told the man they were from the Ahmadiyya community. "The suspect asked my brother to disassociate himself from the community and took out a dagger from a shopping bag he was carrying and started to attack him," the complainant was quoted as saying in the FIR. The victim’s brother said he overpowered the attacker with the help of two to three onlookers. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital but he succumbed to his wounds, the FIR said. The complainant said the entire community was feeling unsafe and scared after the attack. Related: Ahmadi: 2022-08-11 Video: Murder suspect appears to slash tires in parking lot of Albuquerque mosque Ahmadi: 2022-08-10 ‘Primary Suspect' Arrested in Murders of Four Muslim Men in New Mexico is Sunni Muslim Angry Over His Daughter Marrying a Shiite Muslim: Report Ahmadi: 2022-08-07 Fears serial killer targeting Muslims has struck AGAIN: Fourth Muslim man is gunned down in Albuquerque as community leaders say 'we fear for the safety of our children and our families' Posted by: Fred 2022-08-13 |
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