Two killed over karo-kari

Published June 15, 2007

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 14: A police constable killed one of his two wives and a man suspecting them of having illicit relations in the Hashim Kherhel village on Thursday.

Reports reaching here said that constable Din Mohammad Kherhel killed Zeenat Khatoon, one of his two wives, in his house in the village and then went to Gulsher's house, called him out and killed him with a hatchet.

Gulsher’s father Mohammad Hassan said that Din Mohammad had harboured suspicions that his wife had an affair with his son but the family had removed the suspicions at a meeting of notables.—Correspondent

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