Two women shot dead in Sargodha
Two women were allegedly murdered in separate incidents in Sargodha, police officials said on Monday.
The officials added said that the accused Waseem, a resident of Miani, used to quarrel with his wife, 29-year-old Shehnaz Bibi, reportedly over a domestic dispute.
On the day of the incident, the couple had an altercation over another domestic issue. In a fit of rage, the accused husband allegedly shot dead his wife. He later managed to escape from the crime scene.
The deceased was a mother of three children.
In another incident of murder, the accused Muhammad Kashif, a resident of Mangowali village, wanted to marry his maternal cousin Iram Shehzadi .
However, the girl's parents had refused the marriage proposal. In fit of a rage, Kashif allegedly opened fire and killed Iram. He later managed to flee.
The bodies of both victims were handed over to the heirs after postmortem. Police registered separate cases and started investigation.
Incidents of violence against women are not uncommon in the district.
On October 9, a woman was shot dead by her husband in Sargodha over domestic issues.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 13th, 2020.