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Two held in woman`s murder case

2024-09-19
BAJAUR: Thepolice onWednesday claimed to have resolved a blind murder case of a woman by arresting two accused, including the woman`s daughter-in-law.

The murder of the elderly woman occurred in Kasai area of Salarzai tehsil on Sept 12, according to a statement issued from the office of the district police officer.

It said a special team headed by SP investigations Naveed Iqbal was constituted for bringing the culprits to justice after registration of the FIR.

Members of the investigationteam, which also included DSP circle Nimatullah Khan and SHO Salarzai police station Badshah Rahman, first arrested a woman, the daughter-in-law of the deceased, on suspicion.

During interrogation, the woman disclosed that a man, identified as Israr Khan, killed the woman by cutting her throat with a knife.

Afterwards, the police arrested the main suspect.

The statement said a family dispute led to the murder. Correspondent