Police on the prowl for 'lady killer'

ISLAMABAD : The Islamabad Capital Police is raiding various places to nab a suspect lady who, it believes, is a professional criminal and was making her fortune good by harassing the 'housewives'.
The police, now a days, is striving hard to arrest this 'lady' who had stormed entry into a house of Khursheed Baigam, a housewife, in G-11/1 sector and attempted to stab her to death.
Khursheed Baigam was lucky to escape the murder attempt, however, the assailant managed to escape from the scene. After the victim reported the incident to women police station on February 8, the police registered FIR against unknown assailant under section 382/511 PPC and started investigating the case.
The victim reported to the police that she was looking for a housemaid. On the day of incident, the accused lady came in to her house and claimed her former maid had sent her in.
"All of a sudden, the accused attempted to slit my throat," the victim told The Nation on Sunday. However, she said, she remained lucky as a came stepped into her house after hearing her screams. 
Frightened by the attack, Khursheed Baigam reported the incident to police. She spoke highly of a lady police officer Shakeela who, according to the victim, listened to her in detail and promised to help.
A spokesperson of ICT police confirmed the incident when contacted on Sunday.  "We have registered an FIR and started investigating the case," said the spokesman.
The federal capital Islamabad is allegedly fast becoming a heaven for various gangs including dacoits, auto-thieves, extortionists and arm-dealers. And now, a gang of ' ladies for hire to kill' has surfaced in the Islamabad, the federal capital.

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