‘Honour’ crime: Man stabs daughter-in-law

Man says his son was living abroad for work and that his wife had developed an illicit relationship.

FAISALABAD: A man killed his daughter-in-law in the name of ‘honour’ in Millat Town on Thursday. He was arrested and confessed to the crime. Police said Mehboob Alam, a resident of Ghaziabad, had suspected his daughter-in-law, Samra, of having an illicit relationship. On Thursday, they said, there was an argument between them, after which he stabbed her to death. He was arrested from his home a few hours later. Alam told police that his son, Asif, was living abroad for work and that his wife had developed an illicit relationship. He said he had informed his son and told him to warn her, but she had not stopped.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 8^th, 2012.