Man shoots wife at shelter home

NAROWAL: A man shot at and injured his wife critically at the Shelter Home here on Wednesday. Reports said a local magistrate had sent 26-year-old Shadman to the Shelter Home about one-and-a-half month back after she quarrelled with her in-laws and parents. Shadman had also filed a suit for divorce against her husband, Zaheer Ahmad, who was living abroad. After his return from abroad a few days back, Zaheer met her wife at the Shelter Home to reconcile the matter. On Wednesday, Zaheer along with his two children and brother-in-law again came to the Shelter Home to see his wife with the permission of the magistrate. After some time, Zaheer sent his children home with his brother-in-law and then injured his wife with a gunshot fire. She was rushed to DHQ Hospital. Muhammad Aslam, a policeman, also fired at his daughter Shadman at the hospital emergency, but she luckily escaped unhurt. She was shifted to a Lahore hospital in a critical condition. Police have yet to register a case. Shelter Home Superinten-dent Sidra refused to comment on the incident. Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2014