A police constable shot dead his ex-wife after barging into her house in Sabzazar, injured another woman and attempted suicide.
The suspect identified as constable Yaqub was appointed at Chung Training Centre.
Wearing his police uniform, he barged into the house of his former wife, Rabia Bibi situated at Kharak Water Drainage Main Bazar Multan Road and opened fire after a brief altercation.
He also shot a woman who tried to intervene.
The victim received bullet injuries. They were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
In the incident, Rabia died.
The suspect afterwards had attempted to claim his own life also by shooting himself. However, he survived and was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
On receiving information of the incident, senior police officers including SP Sadar Waqar Azeem Kharal reached the spot, collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and recorded statements of the eye-witnesses.
CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana also took notice of the incident.
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