Heinous crime: Police say woman was killed by sister-in-law

Three people have been arrested for setting a woman on fire.

HAFIZABAD:


Three people have been arrested for setting a woman on fire at Chhani Jamke on Wednesday. Police said Basheeran Bibi, the sister-in-law of Kausar Parveen, had doused her with diesel oil and set her on fire following an argument.



Police had initially filed a case against unidentified assailants, but, during investigations, learnt that it was Basheeran Bibi who had torched Kausar Parveen. They said Basheeran Bibi had confessed to killing Parveen. Basheeran Bibi, her husband Shafqat Ali and Fayyaz Ahmed have been arrested.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 26th, 2013.
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