Woman shot dead by brother

Suspect had altercation with victim at her home

PAKPATTAN:

A man gunned down his sister in her home in Qasimpur.

The suspect, identified as Zafar, went to his sister Amna's home and asked his brother-in-law to let him meet her separately.

According to a complaint filed with the police, a bitter argument ensued between the siblings, after which the suspect opened fired with a pistol. The bullet hit the victim in the face. The woman's father-in-law Muhammad Sarwar and other relatives rushed inside the room and found her dead on the spot, while the suspect Zafar fled from the spot brandishing the weapon and hurling threats. The 29-year-old victim, Amna Bibi, was the mother of three children.

The relatives said that suspect and the victim had fought several times before.

After receiving a call on helpline 15, the police took the body into custody and shifted it to a hospital.

The Chak Bedi police registered a case against the suspect on the complaint of the victim's husband, Shahid. Police officials said investigation into the case was under way. The Chak Bedi police arrested the suspect after tracing him with the help of communication technology.