Shocked to death: Woman dies after seeing husband’s body

Husband, who was shot and killed in police encounter, was a proclaimed offender wanted by police.

FAISALABAD:

A woman died upon seeing the body of her spouse on Saturday. According to police officials, Kausar Parveen died after she saw the body of her spouse, Ghaffar, who was shot and killed in a police encounter near the Pensara village.

Police officials claimed that, Ghaffar alias ‘Ghaffari’ was a proclaimed offender wanted by the police in a number of cases.

Police officials said that they had received a tip off regarding Ghaffar’s location. A special team of police raided the Pensara village and tried to arrest Ghaffar. Ghaffar and his accomplices allegedly opened fire on the police and he was killed in the crossfire.

Two constables Ibraar Ahmed and Aslam also sustained injuries during the encounter.

Ghaffar’s body was brought to his home in Pensara, where his wife Kausar Parveen had a heart attack upon seeing the body. Kausar died on the spot and her body has been shifted to the local DHQ for an autopsy. The couple had five children.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 24^th, 2011.