Karachi: Police said on Friday that initial investigations showed Sindh Planning and Development Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani had shot dead his wife and then killed himself with the same weapon.

Bijarani and his wife, Fariha Razak Haroon, were found dead Thursday at their residence in the city’s Defence locality.

The police also said Bijarani’s domestic staff said, in their initial statements, that the husband and wife had been quarrelling about something for the last few days.

A press release by the deputy inspector general of police, South Zone, said an initial forensic report had said all the bullet casings collected from the crime scene were fired from the same weapon.

“On 1st February 2018 at around 1430 hours Darakhshan police received the information that the bodies of Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Minister of Development and Planning in the Government of Sindh, and his wife Fariha Razzaq Haroon were lying in the room at first floor of house No. 36, Khayabae-Janbaz, Phase-5, DHA, Karachi,” the statement said.

“On receipt of the information Station House Officer P.S. Darakhsan and DSP/SDPO Darakhshan immediately rushed to the spot.”

Haroon’s body was found lying on the floor near the entrance of the living room located adjacent to their bedroom whereas the Bijarani’s body was in the same room on the couch.

Bijarani received one gunshot in the head, whereas Haroon received three bullets; one on the head and two in the abdomen, police said.

The crime scene was secured and properly photographed. Forensic, finger print and investigation teams were called. DVR of CCTV cameras installed at the house have been seized for further examination. The investigation and forensic teams collected relevant evidence including, blood samples, bullet empties, finger prints etc for forensic/chemical examination.

Four empty cartridges, three missed bullets, two live bullets and a 30 bore pistol were also recovered from the crime scene.

Dead bodies were shifted to Jinnah Hospital for post mortem examination.

Six people; including two police guards and four domestic servants were being interviewed and questioned in order to collect relevant evidence.

They revealed in their initial statements that altercation was going on between husband and wife for last few days on some issue.

The house was locked from inside and it was forcibly opened by son and servants of deceased Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani.

On the basis of available crime scene/circumstantial evidence and initial post mortem report it appears that Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani killed his wife and then committed suicide with the same weapon.

According to initial forensic/ballistic report of FSL, all the empties collected from the crime scene has been fired from the same weapon.