Lahore:

In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was killed allegedly by her mother-in-law who along with her three accomplices chopped her body in dozens of pieces before dumping it in a drain in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place last week in Daska, Sialkot district, some 100 km from Lahore.

Police arrested four suspects including the mother-in-law Sughran Bibi, her daughter Yasmin, her grandson Hamza and distant relative Navid.

Zara Qadir, who was in her 20s, went missing last week. Later police found the chopped body of a woman in three sacks which was identified as Zara.

Zara, the daughter of a police officer, married Qadir Ahmad four years ago and the couple had a three-year-old son. Zara after marriage had gone to Saudi Arabia to her husband who works there. A few months ago, she had returned to Pakistan.

Senior police officer Omar Farooq told reporters on Sunday that the suspects confessed to having killed and dismembered the body of Zara.

“In her confessional statement, Sughran Bibi said that she suspected Zara of allegedly practising ‘witchcraft’. Besides, her son Qadir had started sending money directly to Zara in her bank instead to his mother.” “The four suspects smothered Zara with a pillow while she was asleep. After that they burnt her face and chopped off her body into dozens of pieces before dumping it in a drain in three sacks,” the police officer said and added Zara was also pregnant.

“On Zara’s father’s statement that he suspected Sughran for claiming that she had run away with her lover upon her disappearance, we interrogated her (Sughran) who confessed to her crime,” Farooq said.

He said Sughran was also the sister of Zara’s father.

“This is a case of extreme jealousy as the mother-in-law and her daughter not only killed Zara but in cold blood dismembered her body into pieces in hatred,” he said and Sughran and Yasmin were of the view that because of Zara’s good looks Qadir was playing into her hands and ignoring them.

A murder case has been registered against the suspects. 

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In a peculiar incident, a young man in Karachi killed his friend for allegedly devouring a burger intended for his girlfriend, reported ARY News.

The investigation has been concluded by police authorities regarding the incident that unfolded on February 8 in the Defence Phase 5 area in Karachi and a detailed report has been compiled, ARY News reported on Wednesday

As per the report, the conflict erupted when the victim, identified as Ali Keerio, the son of a sessions judge, purportedly ate the burger of the accused’s girlfriend. The accused, Daniyal, is the son of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nazir Ahmed Mirbahar.

The inquiry revealed that Daniyal had invited his girlfriend, Shazia, to his residence. His friend, Ali Keerio, and his brother, Ahmer were also present on the occasion.

The accused had ordered two burgers for himself and Shazia to enjoy. However, a dispute arose when Keerio allegedly consumed a portion of one of the burgers, triggering a furious reaction from Daniyal.

The confrontation quickly escalated, leading the suspect to seize a guard’s rifle and fire at Keerio, inflicting severe injuries. Keerio succumbed to his wounds while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Following a thorough investigation, the investigative officer concluded the inquiry and submitted the report to senior officials, holding the police officer’s son responsible for the crime. The accused, Daniyal Nazeer, is presently detained, awaiting trial in the court of law, ARY News reported.

This year, Karachi has seen a notable escalation in robbery-related fatalities, totalling 56, with over 200 individuals injured thus far. In comparison, the corresponding period last year saw 25 fatalities and 110 injuries due to resistance against robberies. Overall iof n 2023, the figures were alarmingly higher, with 108 deaths and 469 injuries resulting from similar circumstances.

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