SARGODHA: A minor maid died of alleged torture committed by her landlord in the area of Luksian Police Station.

According to the details, Ayesha (12) was working as a domestic help for the last two months with Jawwad Bhatti, the contractor of the Sial Mor Toll Plaza.

According to the FIR registered on the complaint of victim’s father Tahir, a resident of Chak 84, Ayesha had not met her parents for the last 20 days. On Feb 29, a relative of Bhatti called Ayesha’s paternal uncle, telling him that his niece had died in an accident. When the family arrived at Bhatti’s house, they found their daughter’s body lying in a room. One of her hands was burnt while her body had torture marks.

The father of the deceased lodged an FIR against Bhatti. The post-mortem on the girl’s body had been conducted at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Kot Momin.

According to the Sargodha police spokesman, DPO Faisal Kamran took notice of the incident and sought a report from the Kot Momin SDPO.

In another incident, a man killed his cousin, injured his wife and mother-in-law over a domestic dispute in the area of the Jhal Chakian Police Station.

Munir shot his cousin Aslam dead and injured his mother-in-law and wife seriously. The injured were shifted to the hospital while the suspect escaped.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2024

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