ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Security officials in northwestern Nimroz province say that a man has been arrested in connection with the killing of his wife.
Police spokesman Bahram Haqmal, speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, identified the detainee as Habibullah, who was held in the 1st police district of Zaranj.
“The detainee named Habibullah originally hails from Farah province. He was arrested for killing his spouse Bibi Gul,” Haqmal added.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained but the suspect claimed his wife had been gunned down by his son Ismatullah.
sa/mud . . .
