Woman strangulated to death in Pindi

Victim’s brother says in-laws staged death as suicide to conceal their crime

RAWALPINDI:

A woman has allegedly been strangulated to death by her inlaws in Rawalpindi. According to a spokesperson for the police, a case has been registered against her husband and sister-in-law for the murder in the Dhok Abdullah area within the limits of the Saddar Beroni police.

Initially reported as a heart attack by the in-laws, the truth emerged when marks of a noose were found on the victim's neck. Her brother, Khalilur Rehman, raised suspicions after seeing these marks at the funeral.

He stated that his sister, Asma Noreen, had been married for two years and had a six-month-old son named Arham. The family believes that her husband and sister-in-law staged her death as a suicide to conceal their crime.

The police have registered a murder case based on the brother's complaint and have begun investigations. A detailed post-mortem report is awaited to determine the exact cause of death, and efforts are underway to apprehend the suspects. Samples from the post-mortem have been sent to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

Crimes against women are high in the district like in other parts of the country. In the majority of such cases in Pakistan, the culprits go scot-free due to lax prosecution practices and out-of-court settlements.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2024.