Quintuple murder shocks Sheikhupura
SHEIKHUPURA:
The number of lives claimed by 17-year-old feud between two families in Muridke has risen to 25 after the death of six persons in an overnight attack. The Kasab and Butt groups clashed for the first time in 2004.
Three members of the Kasab group were killed by members of the Butt group in Lahore over after an exchange of harsh words over a cable issue. Three years later, the Kasab group got an opportunity to avenge the casualties, killing eight members of the Butt group.
The enmity continue to intensify over time, although dignitaries of the area and the police repeatedly tried to persuade the rival groups to settle the matter. In 2017, the Kasab group killed five members of the Butt group, including children. Only two members of the Butt family survived the attack. In the latest incident, five people, including Baba Reyasat, the head of the Kasab group, were killed.