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Boy kills father over marriage refusal

By Our Correspondent 2022-07-19
BA HAWA LANAGAR: A teenage boy stabbed his father to death allegedly for not marrying him to the girl of his choice here in Mauza Islampura on Sunday.

According to the f amily, 17-year-old Tariq, of Mauza Islampura, was in love with a girl from his neighborhood and often forced his father to marry him to the girl. However, his father Muhammad Yaseen advised him to focus on his study while refusing to accept his demand, they added.

On July 17, both father and son again argued over the matter and the enraged boy attacked his father with a knife and stabbed him and fled leaving his father seriously injured.

The victim succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to the hospital, family said.

A-Division police registered a case against the suspect on the complaintof the deceased`s brother Majid Ali, however, they were unable to arrest the suspectyet.

HELD: A woman, who claimed that armed gunmen shot and killed her husband and injured her when they were on their way home on a bike on July 16, was held at the THQ Hospital, Fort Abbas, here on Monday for killing her husband with the help of her two lovers.

Police sources said that Abida, of Chak 134/6R, on Saturday informed the police that unknown gunmen attacked her and her husband, an irrigation official, near Chak 178/7R.

The attackers fired gunshots at them and fled, leaving her husband dead on the spot and slightly injuring her, they added.

The FIR registered with the Khichiwala police, on the complaint of the victim`s brother Muhammad Abbas, said that Abida contracted marriage with Nawaz about17yearsagoandthe couple had four children.

It alleged that Abida was involved in the killing of her husband.

Police said the investigation was ongoing and they were waiting for the autopsy reportforfurther legal proceedings.