RAWALPINDI: A man sheared off his wife’s hair for using a mobile phone without his permission on Tuesday, police said, adding that the man and three of his brothers were arrested on the victim’s complaint.

The victim told Airport police that she was using her mobile phone when her husband arrived at their home in Gulzar-i-Quaid. Police said her husband became angry upon seeing her use her mobile phone and began to beat her.

She said her three brothers-in-law, who were also present, began beating her as well. She said she was threatened with dire consequences by her husband, and was restrained by her brothers-in-law while her husband sheared off her hair.

A senior police official said soon after the victim complaint to the police, after midnight on Tuesday, the suspects – including her husband – were arrested by police and placed in lockup.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2017