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SUKKUR, Nov 28: The civil judge of Ubauro on Friday granted seven-day police remand of Mohammad Arshad Arain, accused of trying to sell his wife whom he had married of free will four months ago.
Informed sources said that one Arain of Sadiqabad had married Shazia Khawaja of Multan and two days back he brought her to Mureed Shakh near Ubauro on the pretext of attending a marriage ceremony.
Sources on Thursday said that Arain sold his wife to Nawab Kosh and Aslam Dhondho for Rs300,000, and the moment Shazia came to know of the deal, she fled to Kambhra police station near Ubauro and lodged a case against her husband, Nawab Kosh and Aslam Dhondho. Police conducted a raid and arrested Arain but others escaped.
On Friday, police produced Shazia and Arain in the court of civil judge Ubauro Aijaz Rabbani. Shazia, in her statement said that she had married Arshad Arain of her free will some four months back and two days ago the accused brought her to Mureed Shakh and tried to sell her to Nawab Kosh and Aslam Dhondho for Rs300,00.
When she stated that she wanted to go back to her parents, the court ordered the police to hand her over to her mother Mst Zainab, who was also present in the court room.
The court also ordered the police to escort both mother and daughter to Multan in tight security.
KARO-KARI: A woman was killed allegedly by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Lal Almani village in the Yaroo Loond area of Ghotki district on Thursday.
According to sources, following suspicion of karo-kari, Muhib Almani attacked his wife Sakina with a wooden stick, injuring her seriously. Later, he forced her to drink pesticides due to which she died on the spot.
Sources claimed that the accused had buried the body near his house.
As someone informed police of the murder, Yaroo Loond SHO Faiz Mohammad Dayo along with a police party reached on the spot, arrested Muhib and on his indicatation recovered the body of Sakina from near his house.
Later, the body was taken to Civil Hospital, Mirpur Mathelo, for post-mortem but as no lady doctor was available, police took the body to Pano Akil taluka hospital.
Police was investigating the matter but no case was registered.
Area people say that Sakina was murdered by her husband but the accused claimed that she committed suicide after a scuffle with him.
