Man kills wife for ‘supporting daughter’s free-will marriage’ in Karachi
KARACHI: A man shot dead his wife allegedly for supporting the free-will marriage of their daughter in Sultanabad on Friday. Docks SHO Waqar Kaiser said that the victim, Zarmeen, 45, was the mother of two daughters and a son. One of her daughters recently married of her own free will. While the decision was supported by her mother, the father, Shaukat Tanoli, was unhappy with it, he said, adding…
In Sultanabad, Pakistan, a man named Shaukat Tanoli shot and killed his wife, Zarmeen, 45, on Friday. Docks SHO Waqar Kaiser revealed that Zarmeen was a mother of three children - two daughters and a son. The daughter who had recently married against her father's wishes was the source of the conflict between the couple. The two frequently argued about this issue, which ultimately led to the tragic incident.
During a heated argument, Tanoli took out his pistol and fired at his wife, leaving her with critical injuries. She was rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where doctors sadly pronounced her dead upon arrival. The police promptly arrested the suspect and recovered the firearm. Zarmeen's father had passed away, while her mother resided in Abbottabad. She was en route to Karachi to collect her deceased husband's body and file a formal complaint.
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