[GEO.TV] In a tragic incident in Sindh's Badin district, a father brutally tortured his daughter to death for wishing to marry a man of her choice, committing Karo-Kari — an act of so-called honour killing prevalent in the rural and tribal regions of Sindh.The victims of such killings are predominantly women, accused of bringing shame to their families for having relationships outside marriage, before marriage, or seeking to marry of their own free will.
In some cases, victims are killed merely based on rumours or hearsay.
The police arrested the murder suspect, a resident of Lanwari Sharif Town, who was identified as Dodo Bheel, while the victim's name was Indirah Bheel.
Speaking to news hounds, the suspect admitted to killing his daughter after she allegedly threatened to leave the family to marry a man she liked.
Dodo claimed that such marriages went against his family's tradition, where girls are not allowed to wed of their own free will.
"Dodo Bheel fatally struck his daughter, Indrah Bheel, on the head with sticks," said Anwar Laghari, Station House Officer (SHO) of Badin Model Police Station.
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