TV host Rabia Ahsan was found shot dead in her bedroom in Rawalpindi’s Gulshanabad Sector 2, while police arrested her husband and launched an investigation.
RAWALPINDI:Â Private television channel host Rabia Ahsan was shot dead inside her home in Gulshanabad Sector 2, Rawalpindi, on Sunday, with police arresting her husband in connection with the incident.
According to police, Ahsan’s body was recovered from a bedroom at the residence. She had sustained a gunshot wound to the neck, just below the throat, officials said.
Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera confirmed the killing while speaking to the media at the crime scene. He said police had received a report about the murder and immediately launched an investigation.
“The body of anchorperson Rabia Ahsan was found in the bedroom,” the CPO said, adding that she had sustained one bullet wound to the front of her neck.
Police officers reached the residence after receiving information about the incident, while forensic teams were called to collect evidence and examine the crime scene.
According to the CPO, a team from the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory also visited the house to assist with the investigation. Police recovered the weapon allegedly used in the killing from the scene.
Sukhera confirmed that police had arrested Ahsan’s husband, identified as Ahsan, in connection with the case. Initial information from sources suggested that her husband may have been involved in the shooting. However, investigators have yet to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The CPO said police were collecting evidence and would register a formal first information report (FIR) as part of the legal proceedings.
According to initial reports, Ahsan was approximately 40 years old and was the mother of two daughters.
Police have begun investigating the circumstances of the killing, including the events that led to the shooting. The recovered weapon and forensic evidence are expected to form part of the investigation.
Authorities have not yet disclosed further details about the possible motive behind the incident.
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