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Man ‘stoned’ to death
[DAWN] TAXILA: A man was allegedly stoned to death apparently for honour in Ghourgushti area in Hazro police limits on Wednesday.
Police sources said that some passerby spotted a body with multiple injuries lying around a pile of stones under Barazai bridge and informed the police, who shifted the body to THQ hospital. The doctors at the hospital also recovered a stone from his neck.
Later, the man was identified as Aurangzaib, 43, a native of Mian Dehri village of Ghazi town.
A police official on condition of anonymity claimed that the evidence collected from the scene of the crime suggested that the motive behind the murder was honour.
When contacted Sub-divisional Police officer (SDPO) DSP Raja Fayyazul Haq confirmed that the man was stoned to death.
Responding to a question, he said with the help of data collected from the victim’s mobile phone would help trace the murderer.
Posted by: Fred 2017-05-26 |
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