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RAWALPINDI: The withdrawal of the murder case of anchorperson Rabia Ahsan has nothing to do with the police, as any compromise between the complainant and the suspect can only be decided by the trial court, a senior police officer has said. Speaking to Dawn on condition of anonymity, the officer was responding to reports that the brother of the deceased anchorperson had decided to withdraw the murder case registered against her husband, claiming that her death was caused by an accidental shooting rather than a deliberate killing. He said the police had completed their investigation, arrested the accused and recovered the weapon. It was now up to the trial court to decide whether to accept the complainant’s request for withdrawal of the case, if such a request was filed. Officer says only court can decide on withdrawal of case According to the initial police examination of Rabia’s body, she had sustained a gunshot wound below the neck. Her body was found lying on the floor of her bedroom. Police said the shot had not been fired from close range, as there were no blackening marks on her neck. Police also said the weapon recovered from Rabia’s husband was unlicensed, as he could not produce a licence for the pistol, which he had purchased from Hayatabad. The pistol was loaded when the suspect allegedly pointed it at his wife, police added. As part of the investigation, police would also conduct a forensic examination of the couple’s mobile phones. The couple had been married for 16 years and had two daughters. According to police sources, the deceased’s brother was initially reluctant to register a murder case. However, an FIR was later registered late at night with the Sadar Beruni police under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Section 13-2(a) of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance 2015 for possession of an illegal weapon. The accused stated that he had fired the gun accidentally. Senior Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Saifullah said police…

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