Karachi: Wife murders traffic police officer

According to details, the body of traffic police officer named Saleem was found from a house located at Nagan Chowrangi. The slain cop was stationed at driving license branch at Nazimabad area.

Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal has taken notice of the incident and directed the authorities to immediately arrest the culprits.

SP Saqib Ibrahim has claimed that Saleem’s third wife named Uzma and her friend Zahid had committed the murder and the duo have been arrested.

The SP said that the suspects had used a hammer to commit the crime. He added that the murder weapon has also been found.

During her confession, Uzma said that Saleem had four children from his first two wives while she didn’t have any. The woman also said that Saleem was her second husband.

She also said that she befriended Zahid, who is a  plumber by profession, while posing as a widow and asked for his help in order to get rid of Saleem.

The woman said that she fed sleeping pills to her husband three days ago after which Zahid and his friends hammered him to death.