Couple killed for honour in Charsadda

Published August 9, 2021
A couple was killed for honour in New Mathera area in the jurisdiction of Battgram police station here on Sunday. — AP/File
A couple was killed for honour in New Mathera area in the jurisdiction of Battgram police station here on Sunday. — AP/File

CHARSADDA: A couple was killed for honour in New Mathera area in the jurisdiction of Battgram police station here on Sunday.

The man aged 21 and woman 18.

The police shifted the bodies to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Shabqadar, for postmortem. The bodies were later handed over to family members after postmortem.

Families of the victims got registered cross FIRs with the Battgram police station.

The police have started further investigations into the incident.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2021

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