LAHORE: A suspicious murder of a little girl in Shalimar a few days ago took a horrifying turn as police investigations found the victim’s minor brother as the prime suspect.

Police investigations suggest “jealousy” as motive for the murder. This was disclosed by Civil Lines Investigations SP Hasnain Haider. SP Hasnain Haider said victim Eman Tanveer and Abdul Rehman had come to spend Eid holidays in the house of their grandmother. When she went out of her house, the siblings started fighting with each other on comparison of handwriting. The victim’s brother got angry and during fight he wrapped a scarf around her neck and pulled. The victim died due to suffocation. The victim cut his vein afterwards. When the victim’s grandmother returned, the room was locked from inside. She informed the neighbours who opened the door after jumping from a wall.

Father of the victim, Tanveer, had arranged a second marriage. Both children were from his second wife. Police initially had taken parents of the victim in custody on suspicion. Later, the police took Abdul Rehman in custody and during the investigations he confessed of his act. Police were investigating the matter further.