Girl suffers serious burns in acid attack by father, uncle

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VEHARI: A girl suffered serious burn wounds on Thursday when her father and an uncle threw acid on her in Chak 56-K/B, Ludden, some 40kms from here.

Reports said that Rabia Bibi, with 70 per cent burns, was shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan in a critical condition.

Rabia had contracted marriage with her cousin Nazakat. After getting divorce from him, she eloped with another cousin, Jaffar. She returned home after a panchayat assured her that she would be married.

According to panchayat’s decision, Rabia was to tie the knot with Jaffar, but her father Shaukat and uncle Riaz were not agreed on it.

On Thursday, they threw acid on Rabia and informed police that Jaffar and his accomplices had committed the crime.

The Luddan police took Jaffar into custody, bur after investigation arrested Riaz who confessed to having committed the crime. Later, police also arrested Shaukat. A case has been registered against both accused under Section 336 B and 7-ATA.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2015

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Rouge

Aug 28, 2015 11:29am

Contract Marriage? IS it possible?

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Kamal Pasha

Aug 28, 2015 11:43am

Whatever the reasons, nobody should be allowed to go free for these hinious crimes.

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rana1

Aug 28, 2015 12:00pm

Seems there is more to this story then what the journalist gathered.

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Morad786

Aug 28, 2015 12:01pm

Sickening events all around!

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Aaqil

Aug 28, 2015 12:09pm

Why the Acid throwers are not being executed ? Is this crime any lesser than acts of terrorism ? Over the past years / decades many such culprits are reported to have been arrested but the nation / masses never come to know what happened afterwards. No wonder then that masses have no other option except to believe that such culprits are released by our corrupt police.

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Kalle

Aug 28, 2015 12:22pm

@Rouge ..the girl is burnt is important than ur question.

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Imran

Aug 28, 2015 12:50pm

@Kalle agree

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pure ind

Aug 28, 2015 01:07pm

As an Indian happy that such crimes are reported & highlighted in pakistan. Only hope that the criminals are punished & are not protected in the name of religion using any primitive religious rule. Because only then women will have the courage to come forward. Surely less number of crimes reported doesn't necessarily mean that the society is safe.

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Unicorn

Aug 28, 2015 01:11pm

These dramas and movies are corrupting the minds of the people who literally take them as fact where as these works are of fiction and fantasy, in English its called escapism.Meaning to relax for a small amount of time after a hard days work

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NoFame

Aug 28, 2015 02:11pm

Miserable society leads to miserable actions - people beyond such actions should be punished. No free hand or favor should be given to such lunatics !!

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Tanweer Khan

Aug 28, 2015 02:15pm

Hang on - so let me get this straight. An illegal body allowed the couple to get married - that in itself is a crime. Panchayats/Jirgas should be outlawed and anyone that takes part in them should be punished for interfering with the law of the land. You can not have an effective legal system whilst these panchayats are in place. Anyway, so the father and the uncle burned the girl and blamed it on her fiancee. So not only are they guilty of the attack, but also guilty for perverting the cause of justice. It is about time Pakistanis started to respect their daughters. You ruin your daughters lives, you will ruin the country. I am hanging my head in shame after reading this story.

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SYED HASSAN HASEEB

Aug 28, 2015 03:35pm

now the girl has been burnt by acid throwing by two persons . first is her treatment completely and her rehabilitation . second the person doing it be punished properly. I am not sure that with the police which we have it can be done.

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Haider Rehman

Aug 28, 2015 04:07pm

What a shame! These men have no right to interfere in this woman's life.

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xyz

Aug 28, 2015 04:41pm

girls are not respected in pak treated as a commodity. a reader of dawn. ompared it wid choclate n said we keep our choclates in a wrapper. this is d mentality

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Zulfi

Aug 28, 2015 05:13pm

When a girl's very own father and brother commit such acts, what hope do we have for female rights in this country?

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Aisha

Aug 28, 2015 05:32pm

Please show us the ugly faces of those who committed this crime. Rather gave acid bottle in the hand of the victim and let her throw acid on so called father and uncle. No father can do this to her own daughter.

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Khan- Pakistani

Aug 28, 2015 05:57pm

What kind of father can do this ?

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