Man commits suicide after killing three over marriage row.

LAHORE -- The police on Wednesday finalised the initial inquiry into the murder of four people in a house in Factory Area police precincts.

Those who were allegedly shot dead on Tuesday night included Asif (45), the head of the family, his wife Kiran and a friend Abdul Aziz.

The inquiry report suggested that the suspected killer Rizwan Ali, who committed suicide after murdering the three people, was a nephew of Asif.

Quoting the inquiry report, a police official said Rizwan wanted to marry Asif's wife and he had off and on threatened his maternal uncle that he would kill him if he didn't divorce her. He said Rizwan was unmarried and his proposal had already disturbed the elders of both families.

The police on Wednesday finalised the initial inquiry into the murder of four people in a house in Factory

They had declared the demand of Rizwan 'unlawful and against the spirit of religion.'

Late on Tuesday, Rizwan came from Faisalabad, his native city, and visited the house of his maternal uncle in Lahore, the official said.

A tailor by profession, Asif was physically challenged and he was running his shop in a portion of his house, the police official said adding that Rizwan again expressed his wish and asked his uncle to divorce his wife.

The issue led to an exchange of arguments between the two, he said adding that Kiran also admonished Rizwan for his behaviour.

Following this, he said, Rizwan who was carrying a pistol opened fire and killed the couple, and Asif's friend Abdul Aziz when he stepped up for help.

The suspect later committed...

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