Man, wife gunned down over domestic dispute

A man and his second wife were gunned down here by the brothers of his first wife in Guli Bagh area of Mardan district in K-P.

Police told The Express Tribune that a local Malik Abdul Sattar had two wives and fighting between the two women was almost a daily routine.

“A week ago money and jewelry was stolen from the house of the deceased and he suspected that his first wife Tuhida Bibi was involved in it,” said police.

“On Friday the first wife of Malik Abdul Sattar called her brothers who came and opened fire killing Malik Sattar outside the house. They then entered the house and killed his second wife too,” said police, adding that the accused made good their escape after committing the crime.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 21^st, 2021.