Faisalabad man kills former wife, mother-in-law

A man killed his former wife and mother-in-law in Faisalabad on Thursday, the police said.

The woman married the suspect, Faisal, a year ago. She took divorce two months ago which upset her ex-husband.

Faisal barged into their home on Satyana Road and opened fire on his former wife and mother-in-law, Deputy Superintendent of Police Tauseef Khan said. They died on the spot, the police officer said.

The suspect had attacked his wife with a knife in the past too, relatives of the victims said. But the police took no action against him, they added.

The Punjab inspector-general took notice of the incident and sought a report from the regional police officer.

DSP Khan said the police were conducting raids and they would soon arrest the suspect.

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