Man allegedly commits suicide after killing wife, daughter

Suspect had reportedly been involved in a domestic dispute with his wife before the tragedy

FAISALABAD:

A man committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife and eight-year-old daughter over a domestic dispute in the Samanabad area. The police took possession of the three bodies and shifted them to Allied Hospital for a post-mortem and started an investigation. Acting CPO sought an incident report from SP Iqbal Town.

Police said 32-year-old Muhammad Imran, a resident of Mohalla Masoodabad married 24-year-old Saniya, two years ago. The couple had an eight-month-old daughter, Azal Fatimah.

On Wednesday, the couple had a domestic dispute, over which Muhammad Imran shot himself after killing Sania and his daughter with a 30-bore pistol.

Hearing the gunfire, neighbors reached the house and found the blood-soaked bodies of the couple and their daughter lying in the bedroom. They immediately reported the incident to police on Rescue 15. As soon as reports were received, police officers including SP Iqbal Town Ahmed Ziza Cheema, SHO Samanabad Police station Basit Naazir and PSFA teams reached the crime scene.

They collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and started the legal process by shifting the bodies to Allied Hospital’s mortuary unit for post-mortem.

Acting CPO Abdullah Ahmed took notice of the incident and sought a detailed report of the incident from SP Iqbal Town.

According to SHO Samanabad Basit Nazir, Imran had reportedly been quarreling with his wife over the past few days, due to which he committed suicide after killing his wife and daughter.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 17^th, 2022.