Forensic expert says suicide note found near Sadaf Zahra was penned by her

  • Expert said the note was not written by her husband Ali Salman.
Updated 28 Jul, 2020

A forensic handwriting expert has shared that the suicide note found near the body of the wife of a TV producer in Islamabad was written by herself.

On June 29, TV producer Ali Salman Alvi's wife Sadaf Zahra’s body was found inside her house in Rawalpindi. She was found hanging by the neck in her room. A suicide note was also found in her room.

Following the death of Zahra's, her sister alleged that Alvi had beaten his wife on multiple occasions. Police had later booked him and currently, he is on judicial remand.

A handwriting expert at the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory has said that Zahra’s husband did not write the note, local media reported. A police spokesperson said that the cause of Zehra’s death has yet to be ascertained as they are waiting for the forensic reports and the autopsy report.

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