Father kills daughter for 'honour' in Badin

The daughter had married a man without her family's consent


Our Correspondent July 10, 2017
The slain Meerzadi, according to Tando Bago police, had married a resident of Mirpurkhas district Mohammad Ayub Rajar six months ago.PHOTO: AFP

HYDERABAD: A father allegedly murdered his 20-year-old daughter in Badin on Monday in a case of honour killing as she had tied the knot with a man without her family's consent.

Muhammad Ibrahim Soomro, the culprit, later surrendered himself to police along with the weapon he used to commit the murder.

The slain Meerzadi, according to Tando Bago police, had married a resident of Mirpurkhas district Mohammad Ayub Rajar six months ago.

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According to SHO Anwar Laghari, the woman's father had confessed to his crime. An FIR will be lodged on complaint of the family, he added.

The woman's body was handed over to the family after an autopsy.

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