Man booked for killing brother's wife and injuring her mother.

SAHIWAL -- Arifwala Saddar police have registered a murder case against a man who on Wednesday shot his elder brother's wife, a mother of three, dead and critically injured her mother, over her refusal to get divorce and marry him at Chak 72-EB.

The first information report (FIR) was filed on the compliant of the mother of the deceased woman, while the police were looking for the nominated suspect.

As per initial police investigations, deceased Rabia Bibi had married Abdul Rasheed, both residents of 7-EB village, some 16 years ago. The couple had two daughters and a son.

Some eight years back, Rasheed got a job in Musqat, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and went there, while his wife and children lived in the village.

In Rasheed's absence, his younger brother Abdul Hameed, who had divorced his wife, developed interest in Rabia and started pushing her to get divorce from his elder brother and marry him (Hameed).

Rabia's mother Khursheed Bibi stated in the FIR that despite Hameed's insistence on getting a divorce and remarriage, her daughter kept refusing his proposal.

She said Hameed also offered Rabia an acre of his agricultural land and a house for accepting his proposal but she refused as she was loyal to her husband.

She said Hameed on Tuesday arrived at her house where Rabia was also present and repeated his demand. When Rabia again refused, Hameed got enraged, took out his pistol and threatened to kill her.

Eyewitness said that to save her life, Rabia ran out of her mother's house and entered her cousin Sharif Gujjar's house located in the same street. However, Hameed chased Rabia to Gujjar's house where he shot her twice.

One of the bullets hit Rabia in the chest, leaving her dead on the spot.

When Rabia's mother came to rescue her, the...

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