Expat allegedly guns down cousin in Sheikhupura

SHEIKHUPURA:

A woman was allegedly shot dead by her cousin in Dera Roohi Wala, near Ghang village, after a domestic dispute, police said on Sunday.

The suspect, Rana Muhammad Waseem Bilal, had reportedly returned from Italy after two years.

Bhikhi police registered a murder case against him on the complaint of the victim's father, Muhammad Ishaq Rana and launched a search for the suspect. In his FIR, the complainant alleged that the suspect acted with the assistance of his two brothers, Tayyab Bilal and Hasnain Bilal and their mother Mahmooda Begum.

The complainant said he had six daughters and two sons, and that two of his daughters, Amina Bibi and Lubna Bibi were married to the suspect's brothers.

According to the report registered with, the suspect's family was angry because the wives of Hasnain and Amjad allegedly did not do household chores.

A dispute reportedly broke out over the issue on the day of the incident, during which the victim, Fatima Ishaq, intervened.

The complainant alleged that Waseem exchanged abuse before taking a pistol from a trunk and shooting Fatima in the head.

She sustained critical injuries and was taken to the District Headquarters Hospital by neighbours, but died during treatment.