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Love marriage costs man ears and nose
 MULTAN: Armed men cut off the ears and nose of a man who married a woman from their tribe against their will, after he and his family refused to hand her over, police said on Wednesday. The attackers also chopped off the ears of the mans brother, while severing his mothers hand in the latest reported honour crime in the countrys conservative rural areas. Mohammad Iqbals wife, Shehnaz, was not at home when about 15-armed members of her clan carried out the attack in Multan on Tuesday, demanding that she be returned to them. The assailants, who were armed with small arms, daggers and axes, tortured Iqbal and cut off his ears and nose when he refused to produce Shenhaz, Naeem-ul-Hassan, a deputy superintendent of police, told Reuters, adding that five suspects had so far been arrested. They dragged us on the floor and thrashed us before cutting our limbs, Mohammad Yasin, Iqbals brother, told Reuters from Nishtar hospital, where he was being treated along with his brother and mother. Shehnaz married Iqbal out of choice last year and the couple left Multan along with Iqbals family apparently for fear of reprisals from Shehnazs relatives. The family returned to Multan recently to celebrate Eidul Azha. Posted by: Fred 2007-01-04 |
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