NAUNDERO: A man was gunned down here last night in a political rivalry between two groups of Mangi community over upcoming local bodies polls, police said Sunday.
According to police, Tufail Mangi, son of the deceased, lodged an FIR 20/2022 at Naundero police station under sections 302, 114,137 H2, 148 and 149 against accused Manzoor Mangi, Zulfiqar Mangi, Sajid Mangi, Abdullah Mangi and one unknown person.
The applicant stated in the FIR that the accused were harassing and threatening them for political rivalry in the upcoming LB polls and last night, they killed his father Bakshal Mangi in firing. Police have arrested Sindhi poet Manzoor Mangi and his son Zulfiqar Mangi and launched searching for other absconding accused. Bakshal was laid to rest in Garhi Khuda Bux and his funeral prayers were attended by a large number of PPP activists.
Insiders said that Manzoor Mangi left PPP a few years ago over differences, joined PTI and wanted to contest the LB polls on its ticket whereas Bakshal was a PPP supporter and intended to contest on PPP ticket. Both are close relatives and married with two sisters. They belong to Garhi Khuda Bux and shifted to Naundero some years ago.