Police have arrested a man in connection with the attempted suicide of a female student at the University of Lahore, as investigations into the incident continue.
According to police, the suspect has been identified as Ahmed Bilal, who was arrested from Narang Mandi in Sheikhupura district. Police said Narang Mandi is also the hometown of the student who tried to kill herself.
Investigators said the student wanted to marry Ahmed Bilal, but her family was opposed to the proposal. Police sources said the family had urged her to focus on her education instead. The refusal to consent to the marriage is being examined as a possible factor linked to the incident.
Police said the student made her last phone call to Ahmed Bilal shortly before the incident. After the call, she reportedly deleted his contact number and call history from her mobile phone. Investigators have also recorded statements from the student’s family members as part of the probe.
The student remains under medical treatment at a hospital and has not regained consciousness, police sources said. She sustained serious injuries after falling from an upper floor of a university building.
According to investigators, the student arrived at the university at 7:58am on the day of the incident but did not attend her scheduled class. Police said she remained on a phone call for approximately 27 minutes before the incident occurred at around 8:30am.
Police also said the student’s brothers informed investigators that they had purchased a new mobile phone for her a day earlier after her previous device developed a fault. The mobile phone is being examined as part of the investigation.
This is the second incident of its kind reported at the University of Lahore in recent weeks. Last month, a male student, identified as Owais Sultan, died in a similar incident at the same institution.