Around one-and-a-half years ago, Rimsha had a love marriage with Rizwan. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: A woman and her infant son died on Wednesday after they fell from the rooftop of an eight-storey building in Dehli Colony under mysterious circumstances.
The incident took place in Delhi Colony Street's six within the limits of the Frere police station. The deceased woman and infant were identified as 22-year-old Rimsha, wife of Rizwan, and Abdul Hadi respectively. They died on the spot.
The bodies were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities from where they were handed over to their families for burial.
Woman killed in Blue Area road crash
Around one-and-a-half years ago, Rimsha had a love marriage with Rizwan who is a teacher in Dubai.
Initially, the woman's in-laws reported that she committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the building along with her infant son. However, the woman's family blamed her in-laws for the incident. They alleged that her mother-in-law and others threw her off the roof due to a domestic quarrel.
Body of Pakistani-Italian woman killed over 'honour' exhumed
A contingent of law enforcers reached the site following the incident to gather evidence. Police officials said that they were investigating whether the woman committed suicide or whether she was murdered.
No case was registered till the filing of this story.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ