Man kills mother for refusing to give money

Suspect said to be a drug addict has been arrested

MULTAN: A man killed his mother after she refused to give him money in Okara on Wednesday.

Basirpur SHO Tahir Waheed told The Express Tribune that Muhammad Ahmad, 33, resident of Basirpur, Okara demanded Rs10,000 from his brother Ali Sher and mother Kaneez Bibi, 70, for buying drugs. When they refused to give him money, Ahmad threatened to kill them.



He further said when the argument escalated, Ahmad took out a gun and opened fire at his brother and mother. Kaneez Bibi died on the spot after being shot while Ali remained unhurt in the attack.

Soon after the incident, police reached the spot and arrested the suspect.

While providing details to the police, Ali said Ahmad was the father of two and used to take Rs10,000 from the family every month. “This month, I refused to give him money on the request of my mother as we wanted Ahmad to lead a normal life,” he added.



Another brother of the suspect, Iftikhar is an MPA from Basirpur. He told The Express Tribune that their family had decided not to forgive Ahmad. “He will be hanged to death because he has murdered our mother,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2016.