KARACHI: Karachi court has ordered a 63-year-old man to remain in police custody for two days after being accused of killing his wife with an iron rod.
The suspect, Asghar Ali, was presented before the Judicial Magistrate (West), who approved his two-day physical remand and entrusted him to police custody for further investigation.
During the proceedings, authorities informed the court that the suspect’s criminal history is still undergoing verification. Police also revealed that Asghar Ali has confessed to the crime, and the murder weapon has already been recovered.
The case has been registered at Pakistan Bazaar police station on the complaint of the victim’s family, police officials stated.
According to reports, the suspect surrendered himself to the police on Thursday following the incident, which occurred during an altercation over a domestic dispute in Orangi Town. The attack happened inside the family’s residence in Sector 11.5, Ghaziabad, where he assaulted his wife, resulting in her immediate death.
After the murder, the suspect locked the house and then went to the police station to turn himself in. Authorities took him into custody and, with his identification, located the residence, where they recovered the victim’s body. The body was subsequently transported to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal procedures.
The deceased was identified as 58-year-old Asma Begum, mother to four children.
