Daily Times

LAHORE: A mother of six was stabbed to death by her addict husband in the name of ‘honour’ in Mnaga Mandi, while three other people, including a woman, were killed in different areas of the city on Friday.

The decease woman has been identified as Salma Bibi, wife of Amin and resident of Manga Mandi. Station house officer (SHO) of the area informed media that both husband and wife often quarrelled over some domestic issues. He said Amin also used to torture his wife while his neighbours tried to resolve the issue every time. On the day of incident, he said, Amin and his wife Salma again quarrelled over some issue during which the accused got infuriated and repeatedly attacked his wife with a knife. As a result, the SHO added, she received severe multiple injuries, while the accused managed to escape the crime scene.

Upon being informed, locals of the area reached the house and found Salma lying in a pool of blood. The injured was taken to a local hospital where she succumbed to injuries. Police shifted the dead body to the city mortuary for autopsy and registered a case of murder against Amin.

Separately, two people, including a mother of two, committed suicide by swallowing poisonous pills over some issue in two different areas.

In the first incident, one Asia Bibi, wife of Ismail and resident of Ghost Bazaar, Hanjerwal, ate poisonous pills after quarrelling with her husband over some minor domestic issue. The family members took her to a local hospital where she expired.

In another incident, Talat, a resident of Raiwind City, also took poisonous pills over some domestic issue. Police said that Talat married a few years ago but faced some serious domestic problems. Upon being informed, locals took him to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. Police handed over the dead bodies to their heirs after completing legal formalities.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man was shot dead by an unknown person near Motorway in Hanjerwal area. The decease has been identified as Akeel Abbas of Niaz Baig Village. Police said that some passers by spotted the dead body lying in pool of blood beside the motorway and informed the police. According to details, some unknown people shot him dead and later threw his body in fields near motorway.

Police has registered a case of murder against unidentified persons on the complaint of deceased’s brother Shakeel and shifted the body of city morgue. Police has started further investigation to trace the blind murder.