DADU: A man with the help of his nephew slit throats of his teenage daughter and a young man in the name of honour in Bhutra village near Sehwan on Monday.

Sehwan SHO Zahid Hussain Khatyal said the suspect, Wali Mohammad Rind, along with his nephew, Munir Rind, cut the throats of his 18-year-old daughter, Naumani, and 24-year-old Mir Mohammad Rind, with a sharp object and surrendered himself to the police along with the crime weapons.

Police took the bodies into custody and brought them to Syed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences for post-mortem examination, he said.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2023

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