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RAWALPINDI:
A newly wed girl who got married just two months ago was shot dead while her husband was found injured in Banian area of Chak Beli Khan Road in Rawat police station jurisdiction on Saturday. The police have launched an investigation.
According to the police, Suleman reported that Muhammad Rehan had left on a motorcycle with his 21-year-old wife, Tayyaba Bibi, to collect medicine from a local healer in Basali, but did not return. During the search, the motorcycle was found abandoned on the road. Nearby was the body of Tayyaba Bibi, while Rehan was discovered some distance away in an injured state.
Rehan told the police that Shakeel and his accomplices opened fire, killing his wife and injuring him. After receiving the report, Rawat SHO Inspector Zahid Zahoor along with a police team reached the spot, collected evidence, shifted the body for post-mortem and shifted the injured man to a hospital for treatment.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple had married two months earlier and that the deceased had allegedly been engaged elsewhere prior to the marriage.
Police found evidence that two bullets hit the motorcycle. The woman was shot in the head, whereas Rehan suffered only a blunt injury to the head, further adding to the mystery surrounding the incident.
Rawalpindi City Police Officer Syed Khalid Hamdani took notice of the matter and asked Saddar SP Anum Sher to reach the spot immediately. The SP visited the spot and the police informed that the investigation is going on from all angles. Those responsible will be arrested and brought to justice.
