Fatal persuasion: Woman stabbed in the throat over domestic row

Police arrest victim’s brother in-law and lodge case against him

SUKKUR: A young woman was stabbed in the throat by her brother-in-law over a domestic row in Ayub Colony within the precincts of Rehmatpur police station in Larkana late Saturday.

The injured woman was immediately rushed to the emergency ward of Chandka Medical College Hospital, where doctors operated upon her and pulled out the dagger.

Police have arrested the woman’s brother in-law and lodged a case against him.

The victim’s maternal uncle, Ghulamullah Khawar, told reporters that Rizwana, wife of Saleem Raza Khawar and mother of two, had moved in with her parents 15 days ago following intimidation by her brother-in-law, Saeed Ahmed Khawar. The family lives in Nazar Muhalla.

Since Rizwana’s husband is a truck driver, he is often away from home, according to Ghulamullah. In the absence of her husband, Saeed Khawar used to bully and humiliate her on one pretext or the other.

According to reports, the two brothers had a bitter quarrel after Saleem blamed his younger brother, Saeed, for driving her away from her home. When Rizwana left her husband’s house and started living with her parents, Saeed tried to persuade her to return with him, Ghulamullah said. He said that when she refused to do so, he took out a dagger and stabbed her in the throat.

Ghulam Haider Kandhro, the head constable at Rehmatpur police station, said that the accused had been arrested and Rizwana was doing well in the hospital.

Violence against women, especially young girls, is rampant in places like Larkana. Recently, a five-year-old girl, Fatima, was assaulted and strangled to death by accused Hubdar alias Nang Bohar, who was later killed in an encounter with the police.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2016.