Elderly man kills wife for refusing ‘marital relation’ in Karachi’s Orangi Town
In a bizarre but shocking uxoricide incident, an elderly man walked into a police station on Thursday and surrendered after allegedly murdering his wife over her refusal to have marital relations with him.
According to Sub-Inspector Chandio of the Pakistan Bazaar police station, 64-year-old Ali Akbar arrived at the station in the morning and told officers that he had committed a murder. Initially, police suspected that the man might be mentally unstable, but later verified his claim.
The suspect informed police that he had killed his 58-year-old wife, Asma, by striking her with an iron rod. Acting on the information, police reached his residence in Sector 11½ of Orangi Town, where they recovered the blood-soaked body of the woman.
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Police said the accused also handed over the iron rod allegedly used in the murder.
During initial interrogation, Akbar allegedly told police that he had sought to have marital relations with his wife on Wednesday night, but she refused. The disagreement escalated into a heated argument and physical altercation, during which he struck her on the head with the rod, resulting in her death at the scene.
Police revealed that the suspect is a retired serviceman who claimed that he had previously served in East Pakistan.
The couple had two sons and two daughters. The daughters are married and reside separately, while the sons were at work at the time of the incident. The deceased and the accused were alone in the house when the incident occurred.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway. Police are also recording statements from the victim’s family members and neighbours.
