Man held for setting his elderly parents on fire

Suspect was arrested hours after the crime, say Rawalpindi Police

RAWALPINDI:

The Dhamyal Police on Thursday arrested a man for setting his elderly parents on fire in Ashraf Colony.

Police said that the accused sprayed gasoline on his parents and set them on fire on a petty domestic issue. They added that a case was registered and the culprit was arrested within a few hours, said the police spokesperson.

"All the legal requirements will be fulfilled to convict the accused involved in the tragic incident," said CPO Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari.

Dhamyal SHO Owais Akram said that according to the preliminary investigation, the accused sprayed petrol on the elderly parents over a domestic dispute.

SP Saddar Ahmed Zaneer Cheema said the arrested accused would be challaned with solid evidence and all legal requirements would be met.

Meanwhile, the district administration of Rawalpindi retrieved 1.3 kanal of state land from illegal occupants on Thursday.

According to a district administration spokesman, Gujar Khan assistant commissioner conducted an operation in Mouza Kala Gujran, Tehsil Gujar Khan and retrieved the land from the illegal occupation of a land grabber.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 10^th, 2022.