A property dispute has been found behind the murder of 7-year-old by the accused who later committed suicide on Thursday at Lower Lake.
Investigation revealed that the younger brother suspected that the elder brother was provoking the father, so he took nephew's life to teach the brother a lesson. After this he himself committed suicide.
Qaiser Taj had thrown his 7-year-old nephew Ahmed Taj in the Lower Lake on Thursday and when he was spotted by a passerby he himself jumped into the Lower Lake.
He reached Khatlapura Ghat of Lower Lake with his nephew after picking him from school at 12 noon.
It has been found that he had a dispute at home before the incident. He was applying pressure to get a new house for himself. He was thrown out of the house after hitting father. Since then he was living in his in-laws' house in Chambal Colony located in Aishbagh police station area.
Qaiser's father had assured him that he would get a new house soon. The father had also made a deal for a house for Qaiser for Rs 15 lakh. An advance of Rs 5 lakh was also given, but Qaiser wanted a bigger house. He suspected that elder brother Faisal was provoking his father.