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In a bid to restore the 'honour' of their tribe, two men in Bhong area of Rahim Yar Khan allegedly murdered two sisters after they had reportedly been abducted and subjected to rape by some influential landlords.
According to local police, the deceased sisters were first abducted and raped by a group of men and later fell victim to their own relatives' wrath when they returned home.
The abduction purportedly took place in Basti Gulab Khan of Mouza Muhammad Murad Dahir area on Sunday when Shah Mureed Kharu and Ali Dost Kharu, the two accused, allegedly kidnapped the siblings, one of whom was 18, and the other 20.
The victims' father claimed in the first information report (FIR) that the suspects had abducted his daughters and abused them before releasing them a day later.
The father said that he was also fearful that the members of their tribe could kill his daughters upon their return for having "smeared the tribe's name".
When the girls returned home following their ordeal, the father said, their uncle Muhammad Saleem and another relative Shah Nawaz allegedly strung a noose around their necks and dragged them to the nearby fields.
The father said that by the time he reached the crime scene, the girls had already been murdered.
The dead bodies were shifted to Sadiqabad THQ Hospital for autopsies.
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Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the girls' relatives, with Sections 302, 311 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code mentioned in the FIR.
While those accused of murders remain at large, the police say they have arrested a trio which has close ties with the absconders.
The police, however, remain reluctant to arrest those accused of kidnapping and raping the deceased.
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We need to educate our people. That is the only solution.
Such a sad thing....
Highly gruesome and barbaric to the extreme! No words to describe this horror. Killing the victims in honor by those who should have tackled the rapists? And, police refusing even to attempt to arrest the rapists?
Was medical examination for rape conducted on the bodies ?
Speechless what a tragedy There should be Govt program for woman safety to stop abduction, extra judicial punishment and killing in the name of honor. Swift punishment should be handed down.
Very sad. Exempolary punishment should be given to both culprits. Medical examination mustbe done to bring the landlord to justice.
@Dr. Farooq Siddiqui, @ the right question to ask is if any religious party has ever raised any concern with the practice of honour killings in our society or they are too busy with the sit-ins !
Why have the police not arrested the abductors?
Where were these “honorable” men when the girls needed protection? They should be ashamed that their women were that vulnerable. Now they are only covering up their impotence! They have no honor!
What a shame.There is no value of human life.
@Dr. Farooq Siddiqui, abduction is also a criminal offence. The influential people should be brought to justice first.
@Dr. Farooq Siddiqui, - did you read this article as whole? No medical exam was conducted.
Police “reluctant” to arrest connected Feudals who are obviously above the law! Just another day in denial of a cultural problem!
Police reluctant...helpless people of Pakistan...who will save them.
kill the victims. such outdated thinking. two dead girls, two funerals, no honor restored. two murderers to be tried. society and tribe a lose-lose proposition. needs changing.
Kidnapping was done but police not arresting culprits and cowards tribesmen murdered those two sisters who already victimized by rape but not enough guts to murder rapists. Coward tribe.
What sort of degenerates form this society.
shame....only way to remove this darkness is to spread the education on grass root level..otherwise this will happen again and again....
No "education" will help if the police don't do their job.