Apprehended: Suspected murderer held

Accused is suspected of having ‘illicit relations’ with the victim’s wife.

RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a suspected murderer from the Waris Khan area on Saturday. According to police, the accused, who was identified as Ashfaq, allegedly killed Rizwan at his house a week ago by slitting his throat with a knife. The suspect threw the victim’s body on the roof before fleeing. He was also suspected of having ‘illicit relations’ with the victim’s wife. He has confessed to his crime, police said. He will be produced in a court on Monday for physical remand.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 16^th, 2014.