Meal delay: Husband shaves off his wife’s head

SUKKUR: A woman, whose husband had shaved off her head after beating her allegedly for not preparing meals on time, took shelter at the police station on Thursday. Manzooran, from Ali Sher Jakhrani village said that her husband, Khan Mohammad Jakhrani got home Wednesday night and asked her to serve food immediately. Manzooran, who was sleeping, immediately rushed to the kitchen but she took some time to prepare the meal which angered her husband, following which he allegedly started to beat her and tried to shave off her head. Manzooran said that she managed to escape and went to her brother’s house.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 29^th, 2012.