A man reportedly committed suicide over poverty related issues in the area of Rail Bazaar police station. A police spokesman said here on Sunday that 23-year-old William Masih of Tehsil Quarters No 3 was unemployed for the last many months and his family was facing severely financial constraints.
He got dejected due to the situation and committed suicide by shooting himself.
Receiving information, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Civil Lines Mian Khalid, along with SHO Rail Bazaar police station and other police officials, shifted the body to mortuary for postmortem, he added. On the other hand an infuriated man shot dead his father over property dispute in the area of Madina Town police station.
A police spokesman said here on Sunday that one Mudassar had demanded his share in property of his father, but his father Rana Karamat Ali refused to divide his property in his life.
An altercation occurred between the son and father, and the former shot dead the latter. The police took the body into custody and shifted it to mortuary for postmortem. The police were conducting raid to arrest the accused, who had managed to escape after the fateful incident.
