Woman murdered over ‘property dispute’

Police recovered her body from a pit in a deserted area near Chauntra after identifying the suspect, while both abducted girls were safely recovered.According to a police spokesperson, Nabeela Shaheen was abducted along with her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Ayat Noor, and four-year-old daughter, Shifa Noor, from Dhoke Jhang on September 12.

A case was registered at Saddar Beruni Police Station, and an investigation was launched.The spokesperson said police became suspicious during the investigation and took the woman's brother-in-law into custody for questioning.

During the initial investigation, the suspect allegedly confessed to killing the woman and concealing her body in a pit in a deserted area near Chauntra.Police recovered the body on the suspect's identification and shifted it to the District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem examination.According to police, the suspect told investigators that he wanted to take possession of his sister-in-law's property and allegedly abducted and killed her for that purpose.

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