Man allegedly axes wife to death over domestic dispute

Sonia Bibi was rushed to hospital where she died of her wounds

JARANWALA:

A man axed his wife to death over a domestic dispute.

Police registered a case after handing over the body of the deceased to her heirs after taking necessary action.

Sonia Bibi, sister of Shehzad Ahmed, a resident of Chak No. 109 GB, Jaranwala, was injured by her husband Irfan by striking her with an axe over a domestic dispute.

She was rushed to the Civil Hospital where she died.

After the autopsy, the police handed over the body to her family and registered a case against Irfan on the statement of Shehzad under Section 302 TPP and started raids for his arrest.

Violence against women in Punjab is on the rise for the past few years, according to a report compiled by Punjab Police.

On July 17, a man was booked for setting his wife ablaze after brutal torture in an incident of domestic violence in Kahna.

Reportedly, the suspect was angry after his wife insisted on not selling their home.

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The suspect allegedly beat his wife with rods and pipes.

After the victim fell unconscious in her bed, the suspect sprinkled petrol and set her on fire.

A day prior to this incident, a man attempted sexual assault on a minor girl in Shahdara Town. It came forth during investigations that the suspect was a habitual offender but was nabbed for the first time.

On July 15, at least three women were found murdered. The body of a woman with marks of torture was recovered from a canal in Barki. Moreover, a man shot dead his niece in Manawan on a domestic dispute and a woman was found dead in her flat in Nawab Town.

On July 14, a 35-year-old woman named Rani Bibi was found murdered in the fields in Shera Kot. She was reportedly stabbed to death. Later, it transpired her husband had murdered her with the help of accomplices.

On July 12, a woman named Naseem Bibi was murdered in Shadbagh. On July 11, a model named Nayab Nadeem was found murdered in her flat in Defence.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21^st, 2021.