A Pakistani man was arrested in Lahore (eastern Pakistan) accused of murdering his wife, an American national, after being surprised by the police next to the body digging a grave in the middle of the night.
Kazim Kamal Khan confessed to the murder of Diana Christo Khan on Saturday, police announced Tuesday.
“We received a call from a gravedigger about a man who came to the cemetery and was trying to bury a body without a shroud or funeral rite,” the arresting officer, Muhamad Nadim, told AFP.
“When we arrived, we saw that the body was completely exposed and we found it suspicious,” he added.
A US State Department spokesman confirmed the death of a US citizen in Lahore. “We are in contact with the family and we will provide them with all the necessary consular assistance,” she added.
Kazim Kamal Khan was expelled from the United States after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and was estranged from his wife and daughter, who remained on US soil, police said. Recently, he lured his wife to Pakistan by pretending to be seriously ill, according to the same source.
Diana Christo Khan’s body had a visible head injury and bruises on her neck, according to the police report.
The autopsy is expected to reveal the exact causes of death.
