LAHORE MIRROR — Police are continuing their investigation into the death of journalist Rabia Ahsan, with preliminary findings suggesting that she may have been killed by an accidental gunshot.
However, investigators say no conclusive determination has yet been made.
Police sources said no evidence of an honour killing had emerged so far, while the initial post-mortem report had found no signs of physical violence on the victim’s body.
According to the sources, Rabia Ahsan’s family considers the incident accidental and was initially reluctant to register a murder case.
At the time of the incident, the couple were taking out winter clothes for adults and children from a wardrobe when a pistol kept inside it came to light and discharged accidentally, the sources said.
Rabia sustained a single gunshot wound. The bullet entered from the front, just below her neck, and exited through her back.
Police also questioned a 15-year-old domestic worker, who had been employed at the house around two weeks earlier. However, he was subsequently allowed to return home.
The pistol allegedly involved in the incident, along with a bullet casing recovered from the scene, has been sent to Lahore for further forensic examination.
The forensic report is expected to establish whether the recovered pistol was used in the shooting.
Meanwhile, an investigation team will revisit the crime scene today to examine the available evidence.
Police officials said all aspects of the case were being investigated and that a final conclusion would be reached only after the forensic report and other evidence had been examined.
