Jilted lover shoots herself at boyfriend’s workplace in Lahore

Video footage shows victim taking out gun from her purse

LAHORE:

A woman, mother of two, shot herself dead outside the shop of her boyfriend in Ghalib Market reportedly over the refusal of her marriage proposal by the man.

Sundas Nasir, 30, was married to a man in Faisalabad. The wedlock lasted for six months and she then married a man named Nasir in Karachi and had two children out of wedlock. Her marital relationship soured as the couple would often quarrel with each other on minor issues. She developed a relationship with a man named Ali Raza, who ran a photography shop in Ghalib Market.

Police said Sundas had been living with her sister Hina after fighting with her husband. Hina worked as a nurse in Lahore.

The victim reportedly wanted to marry Raza. She even moved to Lahore to convince him to marriage. However, he refused to tie the knot with her. This frustrated Sundas.

She made efforts to convince him but failed. On failure, she reached outside his workplace and shot herself dead.

Her suicide attempt was captured by a CCTV camera. In which she could be seen with a man. He walks towards her. However, after a few seconds, the woman walks a few steps away, pulls out a weapon and shot herself in the head. The bullet pierced her skull and she suddenly fell to the ground. The surrounding and the floor was tainted with bloodstains, as seen in the footage.

After the incident, nearby people called the police. A police team reached the spot on information, shifted the body to the morgue for autopsy and collected forensic, other evidence from the crime scene. The prime suspect was also taken into custody and grilled by the police.

Police have also asked for Call Data Records (CDR) of the victim and the prime suspect for further investigations into the case.

An officer shared with The Express Tribune that though it was an open and shut case, initial investigations suggested that the victim had committed suicide and there was ample evidence for it. However, police were digging into the matter especially, to dig out the motive behind the incident.

They needed to further ascertain a few facts if it was a matter of an affair gone wrong and she was not being blackmailed.

The news was received with a heavy heart by people on social media. A person Inamul Hassan Kashmiri commented, “sad”. A man named Muhammad Amjad wrote, “Very sad, may God guide us all”.

The victim’s action also drew criticism. A social media user Emma Gouder commented: “Is it not a disgrace? She is already married with two kids… what a waste of life.”

Meanwhile, on the same day, a 26-year-old man committed suicide by swallowing poisonous pills in Naseerabad on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Afzal Sharif. He reportedly was frustrated due to his poor domestic and financial matters.

The victim was so frustrated that he swallowed poisonous pills. His condition deteriorated and eventually died. Police removed the body to the morgue for autopsy and were investigating the matter further.

Meanwhile, a teacher attempted self-immolation at the office of DEO Education as a mark of protest against termination from the job.

The victim, identified as Awais Ashraf, was frustrated after being terminated from his job by DEO. He tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire in the DEO office.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 4^th, 2021.