Lahore man shoots father-in-law after failing to pacify upset wife

LAHORE: A man shot dead his father-in-law Monday here in the city's Factory Area after reportedly failing to pacify his upset wife, authorities confirmed.

According to police, the man — identified as Babar — was arrested and the murder weapon recovered from his possession.

Babar, the suspect, had travelled to his in-laws' residence to try and pacify his wife who was allegedly upset with him for the past two years. 

However, there, he ended up having a quarrel with 63-year-old Maqsood, his father-in-law. Babar opened fire and killed him on the spot then fled the scene of crime.

Police said they had shifted the body to a nearby hospital for post-mortem. An investigation was initiated, they added.