Man, sister-in-law ingest poisonous pills

An 18-year-old boy and his sister-in-law allegedly consumed poisonous pills at their home in the limits of Dhamial police station on Monday.

According to the police, the man has died while the condition of his sister-in-law is critical. Police have registered a case after the post-mortem and started further investigation.

Upon receiving information about the incident, Rescue 1122 team reached the scene and provided initial medical assistance before transferring them to the hospital.

Later, police also arrived at the scene. According to police officials, the two individuals who ingested the pills were in a dewar-bhabhi (brother-in-law and sister-in-law) relationship. The deceased boy's mother accused her daughter-in-law of giving the pills to her son.

SHO Dhamial Inspector Saleem Qureshi said that preliminary investigations revealed that the girl was married about one and a half months ago. The deceased boy reportedly liked her and wished to marry her himself, but she was married off to the elder brother instead. Therefore, both of them were in depressed and took that extreme step.

The SHO added that the girl's condition is gradually improving, and once she regains full consciousness, they will interrogate to clarify the situation.