‘Honour’ killing: Three shot dead in Swabi
When the two were in the garden, Asghar opened fire on them.
When the two were in the garden, Asghar opened fire on them. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
SWABI:
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in the name of ‘honour’ in Kala village of Swabi on Friday.
Swabi City Police Official Akhtar Syed said Ghani Asghar, a former army serviceman, handed himself to the police and confessed he suspected his wife Rukhsar Bibi of having an illicit relationship with Inayat Rahman, a resident of the neighbourhood.
To confirm his suspicion, Asghar told his wife and daughter Zahra that he is going to Rawalpindi for some work, but instead went and hid on the roof armed with an AK-47. Around 12:30am, Rahman knocked on the gate and his wife let him in, Asghar claimed.
When the two were in the garden, Asghar opened fire on them. Hearing the gunshots, Zahra also came out of her room, where she was sleeping, and was shot accidently, Asghar said.
Syed said all three were killed on the spot after which the accused handed himself over to the police. The AK-47 was seized
from him.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2013.
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in the name of ‘honour’ in Kala village of Swabi on Friday.
Swabi City Police Official Akhtar Syed said Ghani Asghar, a former army serviceman, handed himself to the police and confessed he suspected his wife Rukhsar Bibi of having an illicit relationship with Inayat Rahman, a resident of the neighbourhood.
To confirm his suspicion, Asghar told his wife and daughter Zahra that he is going to Rawalpindi for some work, but instead went and hid on the roof armed with an AK-47. Around 12:30am, Rahman knocked on the gate and his wife let him in, Asghar claimed.
When the two were in the garden, Asghar opened fire on them. Hearing the gunshots, Zahra also came out of her room, where she was sleeping, and was shot accidently, Asghar said.
Syed said all three were killed on the spot after which the accused handed himself over to the police. The AK-47 was seized
from him.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2013.