KARACHI: Police on Wednesday found that a man, thought to have ended his life by jumping into the sea, faked his suicide just to upset his wife.

The police said that Tahir Mehmood had been handed over to the Darakhshan police and they would decide whether to charge him or not.

Tahir had made a video call to his wife late on Monday night and told her that he was going to end his life by jumping into sea near Seaview. Later in the day, a rescue operation had been launched but the divers remained unable to find him.

Shah Faisal Colony SHO Mohammed Ali Marwat said Tahir was found outside a private hospital and was brought to the police station, where he said that he was unhappy with his family life and had created a ‘drama’ to upset his second wife.

He said that he went to the sea, made a video call to his wife and told her that he was committing suicide by jumping into the water. He had left his taxi near the shore. “I just wanted to terrify my family,” he said.

He added that in the meantime, four people came there and gave him something to eat, after which he became unconscious. When he gained consciousness, he found himself in Nazimabad, from where he came to his home in Shah Faisal Colony and went to the hospital for treatment, he said.

His relative, Asrar Ahmed, told the media that Tahir might have taken some tranquiliser when he was found outside the hospital.

SHO Marwat said that since the purported incident had taken place within the remit of the Darakhshan police station, his custody was handed over to them for a possible legal action.

South SSP Sajid Amir Sadozai said the police were further probing the issue.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024