Man committed suicide in jail.
CHITRAL: A man who had killed a Met office employee at Meteorological office Chitral committed suicide in Prison. According to Chitral Police one Hazrat Nabi son of Mian Khan resident of Balach Chitral had killed Muhammad Abid Observer of Pakistan Meteorological Department (Pilot Balloon Observatory and Air Pollution Station ) Chitral on October 22, 2008. The accused has sold his land to Muhammad Abid son of Muhammad Kaleem Shah late ( who was also a Met officer) but when he claim to hand over him purchased land he refused and later on killed him at his office to save his land from handing over to M. Abid. The accused Hazrat Nabi was arrested by Chitral police from house on the same night after killing Abid who also later on confessed his crime before the court of justice at Chitral and was given life imprisonment (sentence). As well he was also given punishment of 3 years rigorous imprisonment on charges of keeping arms without legal license and was fined of 500000 to be paid to family bereaved. The learnt court of District and Session Judge Chitral also announced in its verdict that in case of non payment of fine the culprit have to bear 3 years more rigorous imprisonment. The culprit was shifted to Haripur Prison after deciding his case. Talking to this scribe superintendent District Prison Chitral said that the accused was very problematic prisoner and always threads us of suicide during his judicial lock un in Chitral. SHO police Station Chitral said that the accused was arrested by Chitral police after a few hours from his house when he murdered Muhammad Abid Observer who was killed during his night duty and was produced before the learnt court where he confessed of his crime and was given life imprisonment. Deputy Superintendent Haripur Jail Muhammad Shesh Khan confirmed his suicide while talking to this correspondent on telephone from Haripur Jail.
Deputy Superintendent Haripur Prison said that deceased Hazrat Nabi hanged him self with the help of his sheet in bathroom at 4.O clock early in the morning and when the jail administration was informed about the incidence we recovered him immediately but he was expired. He said that he repeating his thread of suicide in Jail and later on he committed suicide. A department inquiry was also conducted in this regard Civil Judge Rashid Raof probing the case as inquiry officer. His dead body was rushed to his native town after autopsy.
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