Peshawar DIG’s son murdered in Karachi by police guard

KARACHI: The 22-year-old son of DIG Peshawar Shahab Mazhar was allegedly murdered on Saturday by a police constable deployed for security at the DIG’s bungalow situated on the Khayaban-e-Sehar, DHA.

Talking to The News, SSP Saqib Ismail Memon said Umair Shahab was strangulated inside his room by PC Faqeer Mohammad, who had been taken into custody.

During the preliminary investigation, the police guard, who had been performing duty at the DIG’s bungalow for the last six months, said he was supposed to pay off a personal debt of Rs200,000 and had requested the DIG’s wife to give him the money.  SSP Memon said an argument had broken out between the DIG’s son and the police guard, who later used a rope and gloves to end Umair’s life inside his room during the wee hours of Saturday.

LAHORE: Wife of a union council chairman committed suicide in the Batapur police limits on Saturday.  Police have removed the body to morgue for autopsy and started investigations. The victim was Samia, wife of Kashif Jutt, a PML-N UC Chairman.  Cantt SP Rana Tahir said she had committed suicide by shooting herself because she was suffering from psychological issues. “The family and husband of the victim told a magistrate that Samia had psychological and mental issues.”