In Chiniot, a 14-year-old girl was burnt to death by her uncle after her father refused the proposal to marry her to her paternal cousin. The suspect confessed his crimes to the police.
ARY News reported that Mohammad Yaqoob, the uncle, allegedly attempted to murdered his niece when his brother wouldn’t marry her off to his son.
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According to the police, Mohammad Yaqoob had asked his brother, Mohammad Yousuf to wed Sadia to his son. Mohammad Yousuf refused and arranged his daughter’s marriage to another relative two months ago.
Not being able to accept his brother’s choice, Mohammad Yaqoob dosed Sadia with petrol and set her ablaze. Sadia was burnt to death three days ago when she had arrived at her parents’ house following her wedding.
Police said the homicide attempt took place when Sadia was home alone. She somehow managed to escape from the scene and was rushed to the hospital. Alas, she succumbed to her burn injuries.
The Cover-Up
The parents and in-laws tried to brush things under the rug. They buried the girl and told the police that she died in a cylinder blast. However, it was the police’s investigation that uncovered the truth.
It’s unfathomable how parents would want to cover-up the murder of their own child to protect their brother. This is one of many instances of violence against women being perpetrated under the guise of ‘family values’.
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Police launched investigations into the issue after finding contradictions in statements of Sadia’s parents and her in-laws. Law enforcement took her uncle into custody over suspicions but he confessed to his crime during initial interrogation.
