ISLAMABAD: A Hindu family in Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh was forced to leave its village following alleged threats from local land mafia, according to the victims Kailash Kumar and his mother Sri Bai.
Talking to M.M News, Sri Bai informed that at the time of her marriage his father-in-law gifted her 225 kanal of land. “Later, the land mafia illegally occupied our land. Despite Court orders, the occupation refused to give back the possessions of the land, because they don’t follow such orders,” she added.
“Our land has been in the illegal procession of the area’s feudal lords, for the last 46 years. I’m the third generation fighting for it. It is legally all mine, I’m its legal heir,” said Kailash.
“My family has been fighting court battles for the last 46 years and we have won our cases in the lower courts, the Sindh High Court as well as the Supreme Court of Pakistan. There was also a civil suit filed against us in 1969, which stretched to 2015 when the Supreme Court decided in our favour. But alas, the local DCs never helped us regain possession of our land,” he added.
Giving details about the land mafia, the Hindu family claimed that presently, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Imtiaz Brohi had occupied its land. “Now, the land mafia is threatening our family. They are telling us to leave this country and go to India. One of my uncles got so scared that he actually moved to India. But we only moved to Karachi,” he added.
Kailash’s mother Suri Bai became emotional while talking. “Please help us get back what is rightfully ours. We are getting death threats all the time. Please protect us from these criminals,” she added.
“So we appeal to the president of Pakistan, the prime minister, the army chief, the chief justice of Pakistan to kindly intervene and return to these landowners what is rightfully ours,” Kailash added.
