Woman killed

Published September 13, 2009

SHIKARPUR, Sept 12 A man killed his young wife with the help of his father and brothers in village Mian-jo-Goth in the jurisdiction of Mian Sahib police station on Friday.

Wahid Bux Shar killed his wife, a 17-year-old wife with the assistance of his father Azeem Shar and two brothers with a hatchet.

The father-in-law and brothers-in-law of Sanam alleged the murder to be the result of karo-kari.

No FIR was registered till the filing of the report.

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