BAHAWALNAGAR: Police claimed to have arrested a man who allegedly axed his seven-year-old daughter to death and implicated his neighbour in her murder case to marry the latter’s niece at Chak Panjgosi village on Wednesday.

Donga Bonga police station in charge Malik Abdul Rasheed told local journalists that the suspect, Ashraf of Chak Pangosi was married and had an eight-year-old daughter, Nusrat.

He developed liking for the niece of his neighbour Sufyan and wanted to marry her. However, Sufyan rejected the proposal.

The SHO said that Ashraf made an evil plan and allegedly murdered his minor daughter. He later implicated Sufyan in his daughter’s murder case. He then offered Sufyan to withdraw the case if he gave his consent for his marriage with his niece.

During investigation when the police interrogated Ashraf, he confessed to have killed his daughter for contracting second marriage.

The police arrested the suspect and registered murder case against him.

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2018