Ex-cop along with son kills his wife and daughter in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A retired police official, along with his son, allegedly shot his wife and a daughter dead, besides seriously injuring his other son, over a property issue at 12-A village in the wee hours of Tuesday, in the limits of Baghdadul Jadid police station.

According to district police, the double murder is allegedly a sequel to a family dispute over land and marriage issue of the daughters of the suspect and the murdered woman, Tabbasum Parveen.

The police said retired policeman Aslam and his son Ahmed managed to flee after killing Tabbasum Parveen (55), daughter Sidra Bibi (22) and injuring his other son Shehzad Khurram.

On receipt of information, a police party rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) for a postmortem examination. The injured youth was also admitted to the BVH for treatment.

The police on the complaint of the deceased woman, Tabbasum’s brother, Adnan Sadiq, registered the FIR No 801/24 under sections 302, 324 and 34 of the PPC against the suspects.

The police say teams have been dispatched for their arrest.

Source: Dawn