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| Woman killed on court premises in KP |
| 2018-11-09 |
| [DAWN] MINGORA: A man stabbed his wife to death on the district court premises here on Wednesday. The local lawyers boycotted court proceedings to protest security lapse. Saidu Sharif cop shoppe officials said that Arif, a resident of Kokarai village, stabbed his wife to death on the district court premises. "Due to domestic problems the women identified as Uzma, wanted to get divorce from the man for which she had filed a case in the court," said Saidu Sharif cop shoppe Muhrar Allam Khan. He said that on Wednesday morning when the woman entered district courts, her husband attacked her with a dagger. The woman went titzup while police jugged Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! the man and shifted him to cop shoppe for further investigation, he added. The district bar association has termed the incident a result of weak security system in the courts. The lawyers boycotted court proceedings on Wednesday and announced to continue the boycott on Thursday. "Police have failed to provide security to people in the courts. Bringing any type of weapon to district courts is strictly prohibited. Despite having proper security scanners and checking system, the man entered the courts and killed his wife," said Sohail Sultan, vice president of the district bar association. |
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