KARACHI, Dec 24 (TNS): The husband of the school principal, who was allegedly shot dead by robbers in the city’s Soldier Bazaar area on December 10, confessed to killing his wife.
The husband, identified as Ali Hassan, confessed to the police that he had concocted the story about armed bandits shooting his wife, 41-year-old Ambreen Fatima. The police have taken three suspects into custody, including Ali, his alleged second wife Sahar Shams and her brother Bilal.
On December 10, it was reported that Ambreen Fatima, principal of a private school, was shot dead by robbers and the incident was linked to rising street crime in the city.
According to what the suspect Ali had told the police at that time, he and his wife were driving around the city and had entered Parsi Colony, a locality within the vicinity of Soldier Bazaar police station. There, two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had intercepted them and demanded their mobile phones, cash and other valuables.
The husband had moved a little to hand over his mobile phone when the robbers opened fire on them, shooting dead his wife, he had said.
Police had also registered a case (FIR 299/2017) against the gunmen under sections 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
