crime of passion: Man kills friend’s wife, commits suicide

FAISALABAD: A truck driver committed suicide after shooting dead his friend’s wife near Jhang Bazaar police station on Sunday, police said. Kotwali Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Haji Javaid told newsmen that Muhammad Hanif, a resident of Bao Wala, lived with his three wives at his house. He said his friend Allah Ditta, a truck driver, used to visit Hanif often. He said on Sunday afternoon, Allah Ditta went to Hanif’s house and shot dead one of his wives, Nazia Bibi, and later committed suicide. He said relatives told police that Allah Ditta wanted to befriend Bibi but she turned him down. Anwar took a police team to Hanif’s house and took the bodies into custody. He said involvement of another party in the crime was also being considered and Hanif had been included in the investigation. The DSP said the bodies would be returned to the family after autopsy.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 10^th, 2014.