Marriage dispute: Young man kills 3 women, a kid and commits suicide

LAHORE, Feb 25 : A young man shot to death three women and a kid over marriage dispute and later committed suicide here in Samanabad near Millat Park on Thursday.

Police said a young man, Anees Ali broke into the house of the victem family and opened fire at the inmates killing three women and a kid on the spot and later committed suicide.

Local sources said Anees and Zeenat 16, a student of Metric were in love and wanted to marry, which was not allowed by the girl’s parents. Anees had repeatedly tried to convince them through his parents but it did not work.

Sources said the two fled from home to marry without the consent of their parents, but after intervention of the elders of the two families, they dropped the idea and in return Zeenat’s family promised that they will arrange their marriage.

Later, however, they refused to marry their girl to Anees saying she is very young and still busy in her study. This annoyed Anees and on Thursday he entered the girls house and killed everybody he found including Zeenat, her mother Yasmeen 35, Yasmeen’s mother Gulzar Bibi 60 and Zain, 02, while Hamza 10 saved his life by hiding under thebed.

Police said the culprit tried to flee from the scene after the carnage, but found no way out as hearing the gunshots, neighbours had gathered at the house’s door and committed suicide with the same gun.

The bodies were shifted to Mew Hospital for post-mortem.

The police have registered a case and investigations were underway