Mohammad Ali Najafi, the former vice-president of Iran and the mayor of Tehran, surrendered to the police after admitting that he killed one of his 2 wives.

Reports suggest, that the mayor murdered Mitra Najafi, his wife, 7 hours before he surrendered himself to the police.

Radio Farda, a news outlet in Iran, said that Mohammad Ali Najafi was calm after he confessed the crime to the police, he was even seen shaking hands with the chief police officer of the police station.

According to reports, 68-year-old Mohammad Ali Najafi and 35-year-old Mitra Najafi were having marriage related problems.

Last year, Mohammad Ali Najafi resigned from being the Mayor of Tehran after many criticized him for attending dance performance that was done by teen girls.

The former vice-president of the country was also criticized for marrying his second wife.

In case you did not know, Polygamy is legally allowed in Iran.

When Mohammad Ali Najafi confessed the crime to the police, he also said that Mitra was constantly threatening him with claims that she will be revealing his secrets and will ruin his political career.

Ali Reza Lotfi, the General head of the Criminal Investigation Department of Tehran, said that Mohammed Ali Najafi has handed over the weapon that he used for killing his wife, and admitted that he killed his wife.

Gen. Lotfi added that the former vice-president fired 5 times at Mitra, but only 2 managed to hit him.

The dead body of 35-year-old Mitra Najafi was found inside a bedroom on the seventh floor of a residential building located in the northern part of Tehran.