In the village of Kot Jai, in Paharpur Tehsil of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, two sons allegedly tied up their elderly father with chains and ropes and confined him in a room over a land dispute.

According to the police, the incident came to light after the elderly man's daughter informed authorities. Acting on the tip-off, police raided the house and rescued the man from a dark room after five days.

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DSP Paharpur, Muhammad Iqbal Baloch, said the suspects, Habibullah and Shoaib, were allegedly pressuring their father, Allah Yar, to transfer the land into their names. However, the elderly man wanted to distribute the property among his daughters as well as his other sons.

Police said a case has been registered against both suspects at Paharpur Police Station, and raids are underway to arrest them.