Sons held for killing father

Two teenage sons turned out to be murderers of their father who was shot dead a few days ago. Police officials said on Wednesday that the suspects were deranged due to their father quarrelling with them daily. The arrested suspects had been identified as Zohaib and Usama. As per details, a 45-year-old man identified as Muhammad Rafique was shot dead while sleeping in his residence. A murder case was registered against the unidentified suspects and police launched investigations. During the course of the investigations, the accused sons confessed to committing the murder. They revealed before police that the victim would forbid them from being involved in certain immoral activities. They claimed to be deranged by their father’s behavior and made a plan to murder him. Reportedly, they borrowed a gun from their friend and shot their father while he was asleep. Further investigation was underway.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 1^st, 2020.