Man arrested in murder case

Police says that 45-year-old farmer Ikram was found murdered two weeks ago under mysterious circumstances

FAISALABAD: Dijkot police claim to have solved a murder mystery and arrested the alleged culprit after two weeks. Police said that 45-year-old farmer Ikram, a resident of Kukkar Wala, was found murdered two weeks ago under mysterious circumstances while sleeping at his guesthouse. Sub-Inspector Zafar Iqbal collected the evidence from the crime scene and took suspect Irfan alias Fani into custody. During interrogation, the accused confessed to killing the farmer. He told police that Ikram wanted to replace him as the Imam (prayer leader) in the village mosque. He did not want to leave his position; therefore, he killed him with an axe. The accused also confessed to killing his uncle two years ago in the same manner. The police have registered a case.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 25^th, 2018.