Two men allegedly stabbed their wives to death after exchange of harsh words over domestic disputes in police precincts of Baghdadul Jadid and Hasilpur.
A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said that the first incident of murder happened in Chak 29-BC situated in the jurisdiction of PS Baghdadul Jadid where a woman demanded her husband provide her with new clothes to attend a marriage ceremony.
The husband refused to fulfill her demand. Both exchanged harsh words, and husband Bilal, it a fit of rage, attacked his wife with a sharp-edged weapon, killing her on-the-spot.
The victim recognised as Ishrat Jabeen was mother of six children. The assailant managed to escape from the scene.
Soon after receiving information, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (City Circle), Station House Officer, PS Baghdadul Jadid and a team of Crime Scene Unit (CSU) reached the scene and collected the evidence.
The body was shifted to Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) for postmortem. Another incident occurred in an area lying within jurisdiction of PS Hasilpur (City).
The police spokesman said that a man, identified as Nadeem Akhtar, exchanged harsh words with his wife over a domestic dispute and attacked her with a sharp knife, leaving her dead on the spot.
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