Man kills wife, daughters before committing suicide in Chaman

Published August 6, 2014
Two other women also suffered bullet wounds in an incident security officials termed as result of a domestic dispute. – Illustration by Abro
Two other women also suffered bullet wounds in an incident security officials termed as result of a domestic dispute. – Illustration by Abro

QUETTA: In a tragic incident, a frustrated father killed three daughters and his wife before committing suicide in Chaman, Pakistan's bordering town with Afghanistan on Wednesday night, a security official said.

Muhammad Younas, a levies official told Dawn.com via telephone that a man identified as Haji Abdul Wali killed three daughters and his wife as result of domestic problem in Boghra area of Chaman.

“The accused later committed suicide,” Younas said.

Two other women also suffered bullet wounds as result of firing and were shifted to Civil Hospital Chaman for medical treatment.

The Levies official stated that the ages of two girls were between four and six years and the elder one's age was 22. The man also killed his wife after opening an indiscriminate fire on his daughters.

Levies and police personnel reached the house and shifted the dead bodies to hospital.

The tragic incident worried the entire Chaman city and a large number of people gathered outside the house.

“The incident was the result of a domestic problem,” Muhammad Younas said.

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