GUJRAT: Another young girl and her alleged lover fell victims to honour killing at Keeranwala village near Mungowal in the precincts of Kunjah police on Tuesday.

According to police, Waqar Naeem, 24, of Baltian village of Daska tehsil, Sialkot district, had an affair with Moamina Zaman of Keeranwala village.

As Naeem was on a secret visit to the girl’s house, her father, Zaman, saw the couple in a room. The enraged man, along with his two sons, gunned down the lovers.

Police on being informed of the incident took Zaman into custody, whereas his sons Faisal and Rizwan fled the scene.

A case was registered under Section 302/34 of Pakistan Penal Code against the three nominated suspects on the report of Dildar Naeem, brother of the victim.

The bodies were shifted to the Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital for autopsy.

None of the girl’s relatives was present at the hospital. The complainant has stated that his brother was kidnapped by the suspects who later killed him along with the girl. Police have started investigation.

Published in Dawn, June 22th, 2016

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