Woman tortured, set on fire in Murree

According to the victim’s statement to the police, attackers thrashed her, pour petrol over her, and set her on fire

MURREE/ ISLAMABAD: A 19-year-old woman was tortured and then set on fire by a group of men in a village near Murree.

Maria Sadaqat, the victim, was admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) with 85 per cent burn injuries.

She is a teacher at a private school in Dhok Kallar in Lower Dewal.



The police and locals said that five persons tortured Sadaqat at her home on Tuesday after she got back from work. They said one of the attackers worked at the same school as the victim.

According to the victim’s statement to the police, the attackers thrashed her, pour petrol over her, and set her on fire. She cried for help but had already suffered massive injuries when neighbours, who lived at a reasonable distance, were able to get to her.

The victim told the police that she could identify two of the five attackers.



The Murree police have registered a case against the suspects and have launched an investigation.

Meanwhile, PIMS spokesperson Dr Ayesha Ihsani told The Express Tribune that the victim had suffered 85 per cent burns. Ihsani said that despite the severity of her injuries, the woman’s condition is stable and improving.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 1^st, 2016.