SIALKOT:Sialkot police claimed Sunday that they had held a double murder accused and recovered murder weapon from him.

According to the police, the 22-year-old accused Zohaib killed Meeran Bibi and her mother-in-law Hafeezan Bibi in Ratta Arian area of Saddar police station, Sialkot.

The accused had alleged illicit relationships with Meeran Bibi, it was reported. The accused strangled Meeran Bibi and killed Hafeezan Bibi with a knife, said the police.

SHO Saddar police station Akram Shehbaz, along with a police team, arrested the accused with the help of scientific technology and recovered the murder weapon from him.