Anchor Rabia Ahsan shot dead at home, husband arrested on murder suspicion

RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) – Rabia Ahsan, an anchorperson with private television channel News 92, was shot dead at her residence in Gulshanabad, along Adiala Road, Rawalpindi, on Sunday, while police arrested her husband on suspicion of involvement in the killing.

راولپنڈی اڈیالہ روڈ گلشن آباد میں @92newschannel کی اینکر پرسن ربیعہ احسن گھر میں مردہ حالت میں پائی گئی، پولیس ذرائع کے مطابق ربیعہ احسن کے جسم پر بلیٹ کے نشانات پائے گئے، تاہم موت کی اصل وجوہات تاحال سامنے نہیں آئیں۔ https://t.co/HxPkh8DgYn

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City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera confirmed the incident while speaking to the media at the crime scene.

According to the CPO, Rabia’s body was found in a bedroom with a gunshot wound below the neck. An initial examination indicated that she had been shot once from the front, with the bullet wound proving fatal.

Police teams reached the residence after receiving information about the incident, cordoned off the area and began collecting evidence.

A team from the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory also visited the crime scene to gather forensic and scientific evidence. Police recovered the pistol allegedly used in the shooting and sent it for forensic examination.

The victim’s husband, identified as Ahsan Tahir Khan, was taken into custody and subsequently arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing.

According to police sources, the suspect told investigators in his initial statement that the gun had discharged accidentally and the bullet struck his wife. He denied firing intentionally and suggested that her mother and sister, who were reportedly present at the house, could also be questioned.

Police sources said there had been no reported marital dispute between the couple. However, investigators are examining all possible circumstances surrounding the incident.

The police said evidence was being collected in accordance with legal requirements and that a first information report (FIR) was being registered.

Further investigation, including forensic analysis and medical examination, is expected to help establish the exact circumstances of the shooting.

CPO Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera said the investigation would be conducted transparently and that legal action would follow on the basis of the available evidence.