Marital dispute: Man commits suicide

A baker by profession was reported to be in distress for the last few days over differences with his wife.

HARIPUR: A man committed suicide over a dispute with his wife in Havelian Bazaar on Sunday evening. According to the police, Muhammad Iqbal, 26, was a baker by profession who was reported to be in distress for the last few days over differences with his wife. On Sunday evening, he locked himself in the bakery and killed himself by consuming anti-rodent chemicals. His body was found on Monday morning when the owner opened the bakery. The doctors confirmed that the deceased had committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 14^th, 2012.