Man kills wife

Published January 18, 2011

LAHORE, Jan 18: A man allegedly axed his wife to death for 'honour' in Ghaziabad on Tuesday.

Police arrested suspect Rahmat Ali of Nizamabad.

Quoting Rahmat, the police said he killed his wife, Allah Rakhi, for honour.

The police said the suspect confessed that he had also killed his daughter Suraya, 17, and buried her in the courtyard of his house some four months go. —Staff Reporter

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