Honour crime: Man kills niece, ‘her paramour’

Man suspected Ditta had come to meet his daughter so he attacked them both with an axe, killing them on the spot.

FAISALABAD:

A man was handed over to Nishatabad police on Sunday for allegedly killing his niece and a man he believed to be her paramour.

Complaint Abdul Ghafoor, a resident of Chak 49-JB Bathan and father of the deceased girl, Razia, stated in his complaint that his brother Riasat had killed Allah Ditta and Razia on suspicion that the two had an illicit relationship. He said the family had caught Ditta, who entered the house by jumping over the boundary wall. He said Riasat started beating Ditta and questioned his intentions. He said Riasat suspected that Ditta had come to meet his daughter so he attacked them both with an axe, killing them on the spot.

Nishatabad police have registered a case against Riasat under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

SHO Saifullah Bhatti said the police had seized the weapon used in the attack. He said the suspect would be presented before a court on Monday (today).

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2012.