Man strangles niece to death for demanding money
Accused Liaquat had borrowed Rs0.3m from Tehmina six months ago
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MULTAN:
A man strangled his niece to death for demanding repayment of loan amount in Basti Kalro in Multan on Thursday.
Police said Liaquat, resident of Basti Kalro, and his friend Aurangzeb murdered Tehmina.
However, after committing the offence, the culprits fled the scene. Later, the police launched a search operation in the area and arrested the accused.
‘Honour’ killing: Man strangles daughter to death
During interrogation, accused Liaquat, the maternal uncle of the victim, confessed that he had borrowed Rs0.3 million from his niece about 6 months ago. He said Tehmina kept on demanding money from him but he could not repay the said amount. Therefore, he maintained, “I decided to kill Tehmina so that I won’t have to return the money.”
Meanwhile, Aurangzeb told the police that Liaquat asked him to help in murdering his niece and promised to give a bike as a reward.
Police said a case had been registered against the culprits while they will be produced before the court to get their physical remand.
His own flesh and blood: Army man strangles five minor kids, hangs self
Earlier in October, a man killed his mother after she refused to give him money in Okara. Muhammad Ahmad, 33, resident of Basirpur, Okara demanded Rs10,000 from his brother Ali Sher and mother Kaneez Bibi, 70, for buying drugs. When they refused to give him money, Ahmad threatened to kill them. However, when the argument escalated, Ahmad took out a gun and opened fire at his brother and mother. As a result, Kaneez Bibi died on the spot while Ali remained unhurt in the attack.
Police said accused Ahmad was the father of two and used to take Rs10,000 from the family every month. When his mother and brother refused to give him money he opened fire
on them.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2016.
A man strangled his niece to death for demanding repayment of loan amount in Basti Kalro in Multan on Thursday.
Police said Liaquat, resident of Basti Kalro, and his friend Aurangzeb murdered Tehmina.
However, after committing the offence, the culprits fled the scene. Later, the police launched a search operation in the area and arrested the accused.
‘Honour’ killing: Man strangles daughter to death
During interrogation, accused Liaquat, the maternal uncle of the victim, confessed that he had borrowed Rs0.3 million from his niece about 6 months ago. He said Tehmina kept on demanding money from him but he could not repay the said amount. Therefore, he maintained, “I decided to kill Tehmina so that I won’t have to return the money.”
Meanwhile, Aurangzeb told the police that Liaquat asked him to help in murdering his niece and promised to give a bike as a reward.
Police said a case had been registered against the culprits while they will be produced before the court to get their physical remand.
His own flesh and blood: Army man strangles five minor kids, hangs self
Earlier in October, a man killed his mother after she refused to give him money in Okara. Muhammad Ahmad, 33, resident of Basirpur, Okara demanded Rs10,000 from his brother Ali Sher and mother Kaneez Bibi, 70, for buying drugs. When they refused to give him money, Ahmad threatened to kill them. However, when the argument escalated, Ahmad took out a gun and opened fire at his brother and mother. As a result, Kaneez Bibi died on the spot while Ali remained unhurt in the attack.
Police said accused Ahmad was the father of two and used to take Rs10,000 from the family every month. When his mother and brother refused to give him money he opened fire
on them.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2016.