Too eager groom kills himself
2006-10-14 14:41
Karachi - A Pakistani man has committed suicide outside his fiancée's home after he thought he had accidentally killed her while trying to persuade her to get married early.
The man, Ahmed Ashraf, was shooting a gun in the air outside his fiancée's home in Karachi on Friday, as part of his efforts to persuade her to get married two months earlier than the couple intended, when a stray bullet accidentally hit her, said police.
"He was so eager to get married he stood in front of his fiancée's house and started firing shots in the air to catch her attention," said investigating officer Ghulam Hussain.
The young woman was coming downstairs when a bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit her. She fell down screaming "I have been shot", said Hussain.
"He thought he had killed her and within seconds shot himself. The girl is fine," said Hussain.
"It is a tragic accident. They were engaged to be married with their parents' consent on December 25. He was insisting they get married earlier."
Ashraf had told his fiancée, Naureen, that he would do "something drastic" if she didn't agree to get married straight away, said Hussain. The woman insisted the marriage date had already been set and there was no need to hurry.