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| Woman burnt to death in Toba Tek Singh by rejected suitor |
| 2014-06-30 |
| [DAWN] A young woman was burnt to death in Toba Tek Singh's Chak 296-GB village by her suitor over rejection of his marriage proposal. Police claimed to have taken the suspect into custody along with the petrol canister used in the attack. The suspect was moved to The incident occurred when the young suspect visited the residence of the victim with his marriage proposal, according to the girl's family members who added that the proposal was turned down, upon which the suspect got enraged and lit the girl on fire after sprinkling petrol on her. The girl was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital at death's door where she succumbed to her wounds during treatment. Family-members staged protests demanding a postmortem and justice for the dear departed and also claimed that the suspect had been warned several times in the past over eve teasing incidents with the victim. Area residents said that the suspect had also had an altercation with the victims brother, a day earlier, over harassment issues. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Islamic Love: "Will you marry me? Or do I have to throw acid in your face, and set you on fire to assuage my tender Islamic Manhood?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-06-30 21:43 |