2 suspects arrested in nurse murder case in Nangarhar

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Two individuals have been arrested on the charge of murdering a nurse at a health center in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.

Police spokesman Syed Taib Hamad said the suspects were detained in connection with the murder of a nurse in 7^th police district of Jalalabad city.

Hamad said: “The victim who worked as a nurse at a health center was targeted by her husband due to a domestic dispute. The woman had sought divorce from her spouse, but he refused. Her husband paid about 100,000 afghanis and 3,000 dollars to a man to kill her”.

He explained security forces immediately reached the scene of the incident upon receiving the report and launched an investigation and arrested two people who are currently under investigation.

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