Couple killed over ‘love marriage’
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A couple was killed by unidentiifed assailants in Haripur on Friday.
Police said that the killers escaped after dumping their bodies in a drain. They added that the young couple from Shangla tied the knot without their parents' permission.
Police said that Riaz Abdul Hasan and his wife Sabina Bibi contracted the marriage of their own choice and moved to Haripur and were living in a rented house.
They added that the couple was hanged to death.
The bodies were shifted to Kot Najeebullah Hospital for fulfilling medico-legal formalities.
The police suspected that the deceased woman's family was allegedly killed them in the name of honour.
Police have registered a case against unknown people and started an investigation.
Meanwhile, Additional Session Judge Mansehra on Friday awarded eight years imprisonment to the convicted Lal Khan in an attempted murder case.
Two years ago in Nogazi area, Lal Khan shot a woman over a minor dispute.
The victim sustained critical injuries and was shifted to a hospital. City police had arrested accused Lal Khan.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 12th, 2022.