Man ‘murders’ infant daughter
Doubting his wife's character, a man allegedly killed his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter by placing crushing her chest under his foot. Police detained the accused and started an investigation. When questioned, the accused confessed to the murder, revealing that the girl was not his daughter.
According to a police report, Umair Ali, a resident of Ahmad Deen Wali, married Zareena Kausar five years ago. During their marriage, a baby girl was born. One month ago, the accused allegedly tortured his wife and minor daughter and threw them out of the house. Zareena and the child stayed at her parents' house.
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Earlier this week, the accused came to the Zareena’s parents’ house and took his wife and daughter with him at 12:30 in the night. He reportedly argued with his wife again and said that their infant daughter was not his child, insisting that she is someone else’s illegitimate child. The accused, in a rage, allegedly put his foot on the chest of the child while she was sleeping, breaking both of her ribs were broken and preventing her breathing. She died at the scene.
Zareena Kausar informed police about the incident on the 15 helpline, upon which SHO Police Station Saddar Rai Aftab Waseem seized the body of the one-and-a-half-year-old girl and detained Umair, launching an investigation into him. During interrogation, the accused revealed that he killed the girl because he believed that she was an illegitimate child. He further accused his wife of infidelity.
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On the statement of Zareena Kausar, the mother of the deceased, police registered a case against the accused under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and sent him to lockup.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2023.
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