Man held for killing daughter

Police arrest accused three months after murder reported

HARIPUR:

The suspect who killed his daughter with a firearm in Ramazan, about three months ago, was arrested on Saturday.

The murder took place on April 2, 2023 within the jurisdiction of Saddar police station. A case was registered against the father of the deceased under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

The accused went into hiding after committing the crime. DPO Haripur Mohammad Umar Khan took notice of the incident and issued orders to DSP Saddar Circle, Umar Hayat and SHO Saddar Police Station, Cadet Aamir Khan and the investigation staff to arrest the accused. SHO Saddar Police Station, Cadet Aamir Khan received the information about the presence of the absconding accused at the bank of Tarbela Lake.

After knowing this information was confirmed, the accused named Muhammad Ashraf, a resident of Chanjiala, was arrested during a raid. The investigation into the case is going on.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 23^rd, 2023.