Man kills wife over domestic violence in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: A man strangled his wife to death with a noose over a minor domestic spat in the city’s Kot Qazi neighbourhood, police said on Wednesday.

Gujranwala police said they registered a first information report (FIR) over the homicide and arrested the man.

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After the incident, police and rescue officials arrived at the site. The rescue team had taken the body to the hospital regarding medico-legal formalities.

On the other hand, deceased’s brother had urged police to register the case and initiated the investigation.

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A similar murder case was registered in Sukkur earlier. The man allegedly killed his wife with the help of his friend.