Spurned lover 'kills 15-year-old girl' before committing suicide in Haripur

Adeel Ahmed sent a marriage proposal to the girl's family for her which was turned down by them

HARIPUR: A teenage boy allegedly killed a 15-year-old girl before taking his own life over refusal of marriage proposal in Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday.

Adeel Ahmed, the suspect, had fallen in love with the girl who was residing in his neighbouring house in Hazara district's Dollary village. He had sent a marriage proposal to the girl's family for her which was turned down by them.

Teenager strangled to death over friendship with a girl

Earlier in the day, when the victim was on her way to fields, Ahmed confronted with her and expressed his affection towards her.

She, however, spurned the overture. Consequently, in a fit of rage Ahmed killed her and then ended his own life.

Police have registered an FIR (198) under sections 302 and 309. The bodies have been shifted to a local hospital with an investigation is underway.

On June 9, a teenager boy was strangled to death by three suspects allegedly over a friendship with a girl in Islamabad.

Police said that Muhammad Saleem told the Lohi Bher police that his 17-year-old maternal grandson Azib Hussain had been allegedly assaulted and strangled to death by three suspects identified as Hassan, Adeel, and Mustafa.