Man arrested for fatally stabbing pregnant wife

Police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly murdering his wife for not cooking food. The spokesperson for SSP Investigation Keamari District said that Hazrat Bilal fatally stabbed his pregnant wife, Asma Rahim, using a kitchen knife on September 25. Asma succumbed to her injuries a few days later.

The Site A police registered a murder case against Bilal on the complaint of the victim's brother Hassan Muawiya on October 18. According to the FIR, Asma Rahim, who was married to Bilal eight months ago, was fatally stabbed by her husband in the Bawani area on September 25.

She was rushed to the Civil Hospital, where she died on Oct 2 after fighting for life for a few days. The victim's body was taken to her native village in Hyderabad for burial where it was discovered that she was also pregnant.

The investigation police arrested Hazrat Bilal in a raid conducted on a tip-off. The accused was presented before a court, where he recorded a confessional statement before the judge in which he admitted to killing his wife over a petty matter.

He stated that he came home at noon on Sept 25 and asked for food, but his wife told him that it was not ready. This enraged him and in a fit of anger he stabbed his wife and also got injured himself when the victim tried to save herself. Site A police SIO Raja Ghazanfar said that the accused went into hiding at a friend's house for treatment of his wound after the fatal stabbing. Police raided the house near the Bawani Chali area on a tip-off and arrested him. Further investigation is ongoing.