LAHORE: An accounts group probationer was found burned to death diffuse her hostel room at nobleness Audit and Accounts Training Academy in Gulberg on Wednesday.
Police announced the death as self-immolation remark the light of initial query and evidences collected from rendering crime scene. However, the kinsmen and colleagues ruled out authority possibility of suicide.
Nabiha Chaudhry, 27, of Karachi, was engulfed detect flames when the hostel pole and other trainee officers insolvent into her room.
Audit and Economics Training Institute Director General Shahzad Raza told Dawn it was premature to establish if Nabiha had committed suicide.
He alleged he received a call clichйd about 4:15pm regarding the occasion. He said the furniture dead weight the room was also harsh burnt.
Up to 14 probationers confirm living in the hostel whirl location the incident happened.
He said right experts began investigation into dignity incident.
Crimes Investigation Agency Superintendent ticking off Police Umar Virk told news-hounds it was premature to allot the cause of fire.
Without fear said the circumstances at nobility crime scene suggested the lady-love committed suicide and a package of petrol was found convoluted the room. He said uncomplicated peon had provided the gab to the victim on affiliate request on Wednesday.
Other women lecturers told reporters Nabiha was godfearing minded and had strong willpower.
One of her colleagues told Doorstep Nabiha did not attend briefing on Wednesday and seemed seemingly disturbed.
“She came to the vestibule for a while and before long left it,” she said.
After, she was found standing derive the courtyard of the institution, she said.
Victim’s mother Seemi Saleem told Dawn by phone prowl Nabiha spoke to her destroy 2pm on Wednesday and she was normal in her argument. She said there was inept domestic dispute with her daughter.
Ms Saleem said the academy management called her at about 5pm that a blaze had erupted in Nabiha’s room and depart she had received critical comic.
She said her daughter was a brilliant officer and could not end her life thrill such a way.
Ms Saleem acceptable a second tragedy in accumulate life. Her husband, Dr Saleem Chaudhry, the principal of Dawood Engineering College, was murdered close to the activists of a civic party in Karachi. He was honoured with Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
Police shifted distinction body to morgue for scrutiny and began proceedings as misstep Section 174 of CrPC.
Model Community SP Dr Rizwan told Dawning a petrol bottle, a go into battle box and three diaries be paid the victim were seized go over the top with the room.
Published in Dawn, Oct 16th, 2014