Bad blood: Man arrested for killing brother

He told the police that he took his brother to the canal to get honey nectar and stabbed him there


Our Correspondent January 09, 2016

BAHAWALPUR:


Khanpur police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of killing his brother to marry his wife.


Investigation officer Saifullah Khan told newsmen that police had registered a case against the victim’s brother-in-law on the complaint of his father when the body of the 25-year-old was found in a canal.


He said during investigation, police had traced the victim’s cell phone data and had asked his brother and wife to join the investigation.


He said during interrogation, the man had confessed to killing his brother to marry his wife.


He told the police that he took his brother to the canal to get honey nectar and stabbed him there. He said he dumped the body in the canal and fled.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 10th, 2016.

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