A man shot at and injured his former wife before injuring himself with a gunshot over her refusal to reconcile with him.

An FIR was registered on complaint of Muhammad Nawaz, the father of Kaneez Fatima. He said his daughter had got her marriage with Asim dissolved thought court two months back and Asim started sending her death threats.

On Wednesday, Asim, his brother, Sunny, and two unidentified accomplices reached Nawaz’s house at Chak Jalal near Basirpur and asked Kaneez to go with him at gunpoint. When she refused to go with him, Asim opened fire on her and injured her. Later, he shot at and injured himself. Nawaz alleged that the suspects thrashed him, as well.

On receiving a call, police reached the spot and arrested Asim.

Source: Dawn