A first -year university student was poisoned until death on behalf of the ‘honor’ in Rawalpindi last week, according to a first information report (FIR) presented by the Police on Tuesday.
The FIR filed before the Jatli police station, seen by Dawn.com On Wednesday, he declared that the victim’s father and uncle were hired by the complaint of a police officer.
“The victim’s parents said he disappeared from his house at 8 pm on February 3,” said the FIR. “The girl’s father and uncle looked for her, finally found her and taking her home.”
According to the FIR, 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 girl’s family poisoned her in the name of honor because she escaped from home,” said the first. “She was buried in a cemetery in Syed Village, but the news of her death only came out today (Tuesday).”
The victim’s mother declared in the FIR that the girl was committed to her cousin, whose father is one of the two suspects.
“My daughter suddenly disappeared between 8:30 pm and 9 pm on February 3 and her uncle brought her home around 1 in the morning,” he said he said. “My brother -in -law [the suspect] He took my daughter to her room. The next morning, we find her dead. “
The victim’s mother added that the girl’s uncle and father planned to kill her, claiming even more than the uncle fed hard with poison. “In everyone’s presence, he announced” we needed to kill the girl to preserve our honor, “said the mother in her statement.
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.
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 victims to “honor” crimes in the country.
