MARDAN: A man shot dead his wife and her aunt for honour in Sreikh village of Dubai Adda area here on Sunday, the police said.

Chora police station officials said the man suspected that his wife, 26, and aunt, 35, had illicit relations with some one.

They said the accused fled the scene after committing the double murder. The police registered FIR against the alleged killer on the complaint of a brother of the 26-year-old woman.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2021

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