Police said Friday that they had arrested the main suspect for the murder of a first -year university student who was poisoned until death in the name of ‘honor’ in Rawalpindi last week.
According to a case presented earlier this week, the victim’s father and uncle were hired by the complaint of a police officer. He said that the girl’s family “suspected that he had established relations with someone” and escaped from home, claiming that her relatives poisoned her to death.
The suspects were accused under sections 201 (causing disappearance of crime evidence, or giving false information to the offender), 302 (punishment for murder) and 311, which specifies the sanctions that a judge can grant regardless of whether it is or A commitment has not been reached in a case of murder, of the Pakistan Criminal Code.
A statement issued by the Rawalpindi police said today that the main suspect of the murder, the uncle, was arrested.
He said that according to the initial investigation, the suspect had supposedly killed his niece poisoning her, and added that the suspect tried to bury the body so that the incident seems like a natural death.
Consequently, the police recorded a case, the body was exhumed from the tomb and a post mortem was performed.
The statement said the uncle was being questioned and that his accomplices and facilitators would also be arrested.
“The defendant will be framed in court with solid evidence in investigating the case for his merit.
“A message has been sent by registering a case on the police complaint that the Rawalpindi Police is the victim’s heir. All legal requirements will be met to ensure that those involved in the unfortunate incident are punished, ”said Rawalpindi City Police officer Syed Khalid Hamdani.
In Pakistan, ‘honor’ murders continued to claim the lives of women throughout 2024, perpetuated by deeply rooted social beliefs about family dignity and shame.
The data of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) showed that in 2024, the murders of ‘Honor’ continued to be a serious problem in all Pakistan, with particularly high figures in Sindh and Punjab. From January to November, a total of 346 people were killed due to crimes of ‘honor’ in the country.
