A man allegedly shot and killed his wife in Lahore’s Gujjar Pura area after she refused to return home with him, police have said.
According to police, the woman had gone to her parents’ home after an argument with her husband. The suspect later went to her parents’ house to persuade her to return with him.
When she refused, the man allegedly opened fire on her. The woman died at the scene, while the suspect fled after the shooting.
Police reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and took the woman’s body into custody. It was later shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Civil Lines Manza Karamat formed a team under the supervision of the Station House Officer (SHO) Shalimar to trace and arrest the suspect.
Police are using CCTV footage and other sources to locate him, while SP Civil Lines said that the suspect would be arrested soon.
