Blood curdling: Four killed for ‘honour’ in three incidents

A woman was hanged from the ceiling by husband who suspected her of having an illicit affair.

BAHAWALPUR/ FAISALABAD:

Three women and a man were killed for ‘honour’ in separate incidents in Faisalabad, Rahim Yar Khan and Alipur, Bahawalpur, on Friday night.

In Faisalabad district, a man killed his sister and an uncle for ‘honour’ on Friday night. Satiana police told media persons on Saturday that Sameer Ali*, a resident of Chak 310-GB, had suspected his sister Saima Bibi, who was married to his cousin, and his uncle Hassan Tanveer of having illicit relations.

Ali told media persons on Saturday he found his sister and uncle in an “objectionable state” and shot them dead. Saima Bibi and Tanveer received serious injuries and died on the spot.

Police arrested Ali and seized the murder weapon. The bodies have been sent to a mortuary for post mortem examination.

Ali told media people that his maternal uncle had had illicit relations with his sister for a while. He said that he had confronted them about it several times and demanded that they stop but they did not heed his warnings. He said every time he reprimanded Saima Bibi for this, his uncle would threaten him with dire consequences.

Three months ago, Tanveer arranged for Saima Bibi’s marriage to one of his nephews but did not stop seeing her, he said.

“On Friday, I found them in an objectionable state. I shot both of them. Their illicit relation has dishonoured me and my family. I have no regrets,” Ali said.

Two cases of ‘honour’ killings were reported from Rahim Yar Khan and Ali Pur on Friday night.

A man killed his wife and another man his aunt for allegedly having ‘illicit relations’.

Sumera Mai, a resident of Paloo Shah in Rahim Yar Khan, had been married to Muhammad Shah for nine years. Shah believed that his wife had developed an illicit relationship with another man.

On Friday night, he and his mother allegedly hanged Sumera Mai from the ceiling and killed her.

Hearing her screams, the neighbours called police. They took the body into custody and took it to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Police registered a case against Shakoor on the victim’s mother’s complaint and have started investigations.

In a separate incident, Asfar, a resident of Bait Jabheel near Ali Pur, suspected his aunt of having an affair with another person in the area. On Friday night, he barged into her house and shot and slit her throat and fled.

Kundai police said they had taken the body into custody and had seized the murder weapon. They said they were looking for Asfar and would arrest him soon.

*All Names have been changed to protect identities

Published in The Express Tribune, June 1^st, 2014.