LAHORE: An Anti-terrorism court (ATC) Saturday indicted five men, including the father and two brothers, for the brutal murder of Farzana Parveen who was bludgeoned to death for marrying against their wishes.
Parveen was battered to death outside LHC in May by more than two dozen attackers armed with bricks, including numerous relatives.
"The court today indicted the father, two brothers, one cousin and ex-husband of the victim for murder, torture and terrorism," Mian Zulfiqar, the police officer investigator on the case, told AFP.
Witnesses have been called to record their statements before the court on Monday, he added.
The killing sparked outrage because of its brazen and brutal nature and claims that police did nothing to save Parveen, who was three months' pregnant.
The United States branded the incident "heinous" and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded immediate action to catch the killers.
Husband of the murdered woman, Mohammad Iqbal admitted he had strangled his first wife out of love for Parveen.
He was spared jail for his first wife's murder because his sons persuaded her family to pardon him under the blood-money laws.
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@sameer: Practice is where it is practiced.And the world knows where it is practiced,and sanctioned by the clergy and society and ignored by the judiciary.And do you think the mother has any say in this,and the men would have allowed her to go against them?
The husband should also be tried for the cold blooded murder he committed earlier.