Mystery surrounds Nabiha Chaudhry murder case

LAHORE: The murder case of CSP officer Nabiha Chaudhry remains a mystery with investigators unable to conclude whether she committed suicide or was killed, as the initial autopsy denied any signs of struggle.

The dead body of Nabiha Chaudhry is due to arrive in Karachi for her burial here. A murder case has been registered on the complaint of Director Administration of Punjab Audit and Accounts Institute against unknown persons in Ghalib Market police station while police is trying to unearth the truth behind her death.

A CSS officer, Nabiha Chaudhry, who had been undergoing training allegedly immolated herself in her room at the Punjab Audit and Accounts Institute in Liberty Market on Wednesday. Nabiha Chaudhry, who belonged to the 41st batch of the Central Superior Services, had been undergoing training at the Institute since June.

Police said circumstantial evidence suggested that she ended her life by setting herself on fire after sprinkling petrol on herself. Police also recovered a bottle of petrol from the spot.

SP CIA said Nabiha had apparently committed suicide as her room was locked from inside.

Meanwhile, the mother and sister of the deceased rejected the police claim of her suicide. Talking to the media at the institute after arriving from Karachi, the mother questioned the basis of the police claim that Nabiha’s death appeared to be a suicide. She said that the girl who had claimed that Nabiha had procured petrol was lying, and added that the training institution would be nominated in the FIR. She said Nabiha’s father had also been murdered a few years back. “She was a brave girl. How could she take her own life?” wondered Nabiha’s mother.

Nabiha’s sister told reporters that the deceased had exchanged pleasant messages with her in the day. She added that her sister was a religious person who was quite satisfied with her life, and her being suicidal was out of the question. She said that an ASI had informed her over the phone that her sister had died in a fire incident.