Sukkur police arrest suspect in blind murder case

Accused taken into custody for murdering brother-in-law

SUKKUR: The police arrested on Wednesday a suspect in a blind murder case committed in Freek Hill situated in the limits of C Section police station in Sukkur.

Ashrafuddin Pathan, who was an employee at a utility store in Sukkur, was found dead in his house late Tuesday night. According to the police, the suspect, Abid Ali Pirzada, allegedly killed his brother-in-law. He then beheaded him and then cut him into pieces before fleeing, they added.



The police shifted the body parts to Civil Hospital, Sukkur, for post-mortem. However, it was difficult for the police to find any clue of the murderer because no one in the area had seen anyone visiting or coming out of the victim's house. Sukkur SSP Amjad Ahmed Shaikh constituted a team comprising Inspector Asif Mughal and others, with the task to unfold the blind murder.

The police team arrested the suspect for his alleged involvement in the murder. The accused, allegedly confessed to killing Ashrafuddin, because according to him, the deceased used to beat his wife, who is the suspect's sister. The police seized a chopper used in the murder from him. An FIR No 29/2017 under Section 302 of the PPC has been registered against the accused on the complaint of the victim's brother, Ashfaq Pathan.



Speaking to The Express Tribune, the SSP said he spoke to the accused after he confessed to committing the murder and asked him what provoked him to kill his sister's husband. "The accused, who regretted killing Ashrafuddin, said the attitude [of the deceased] towards his wife had become intolerable for him," the SSP said. Quoting the accused, the SSP said that the suspect did not see any other option and killed Ashrafuddin to put an end to his sister's suffering once and for all.

The SSP, who has announced certificates and cash reward for the police team, said this was a blind murder case for the police. The way the victim was killed clearly shows the mental distress of the accused, the SSP said. This could have been averted if the suspect's sister had filed for a divorce or if she would have informed some elders of the community, the SSP said, adding that the accused crossed all the limits.