Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 31 Jul 2024, 06:38 am Print
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A husband burned his wife to death months after they were engaged in a court contract marriage, media reports said.
The incident happened in Haroonabad region of the country.
The victim was identified as Saba Iqbal (19).
She was married to Ali Raza ina court marriage around eight months back.
An FIR registered with Haroonabad City Police Station said Saba, of Faqirwali, married Ali Raza of Habib Town of her free will, reported Dawn News.
According to reports, the husband started torturing her soon after marriage.
He accused her of being involved in immoral activities.
According to the FIR, Ali Raza confessed before his in-laws that he had burnt Saba alive, Dawn News reported.
Police sources told Dawn that soon after the marriage, Ali started suspecting that Saba was having affairs with other people. On the day of the incident, he brutally beat her before burning her alive and threw her body in the field.
Police sources said the suspect was being further interrogated and according to his initial statements, he had killed his wife for honour, adding that his sister and brother-in-law were also involved in the murder.
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