LAHORE: A man on Friday allegedly shot dead a girl for refusing to marry him in Baghbanpura.

Initial police reports suggested that parents of Naila, 22, had refused to give her hand to her cousin Amanat which led to unrest among the two families.

On Friday, police alleged, Amanat shot at her and she died in hospital.

TORTURED TO DEATH: A man was allegedly tortured to death over monetary dispute in Kot Lakhpat on Friday.

Police said 60-year-old Ishaq had sold his buffalo to Abdul Razzaq of the same area. On demanding money, police said, Razzaq tortured Ishaq with the help of his accomplices. The old man died on the spot.

Published in Dawn, November 25th, 2017

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