Suitor shoots girl’s father dead for refusing marriage proposal

Police yet to arrest suspect two days after murder, say raids under way

ISLAMABAD: A man was gunned down in his own house in Lohi Bher on Wednesday for allegedly refusing to give his daughter’s hand in marriage to one of his relatives.

While the incident took place shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the police have yet to arrest the suspect over 24 hours after the incident took place.



The victim’s brother told the police that Shoaib allegedly shot Talib Hussain in the back at the latter’s house in Bahria Town Phase-IV.

“Shoaib came to my brother’s house at around 11 pm and asked my brother to respond to his proposal for the hand of my brother’s daughter in marriage,” Hussain’s brother maintained in his application.



“My brother told him this was no way to ask for somebody’s hand. At this, Shoaib took out a 30-bore pistol which he was carrying and shot Talib,” he added.

Hussain tried to duck by turning away from the gun but was shot in the right side of his back. The bullet exited through the left side of his ribcage. Hussain died on the spot while Shoaib fled.

The suspect was a nephew of the victim’s wife.



Shortly after the incident, a first information report was registered at the nearby Lohi Bher police station.

Inspector Shaukat Thabal, the investigation officer for the case, told The Express Tribune, that police had yet to apprehend the suspect. He, however, added that they were currently raiding known hideouts of the suspect and further efforts were underway to track down and nab him.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 26^th, 2017.