Man allegedly kills mother in Punjab province: police.

MULTAN -- A man on Sunday allegedly killed his mother in Shujabad Tehsil of Multan district in the Punjab province, claiming that the gun went off accidentally, media reported.

According to police, the man claimed that he was cleaning the weapon when it accidentally went off, killing his mother in Sikandrabad area of the Shujabad tehsil.

The police, however, cast their suspicion on the statement and collected evidence from the spot so that it could be sent for forensic analysis.

It is pertinent to mention here that incidents related to gender-based violence are reported in the province frequently in the name of honour...