Man held for killing girl

Published October 3, 2001

SANGHAR, Oct 2: The Sarhari police on Tuesday arrested Ihsanullah Mari, who had allegedly killed his fiancee.

Ihsanullah Mari belonged to Lutuf Ali Mari village and was engaged to his cousin, Noor Bano (17). He was insisting on getting married soon but the girl’s father asked him to wait for some time. He became infuriated and went to a nearby field where his fiancee was busy picking cotton. He attacked her with a hatchet wounding her seriously. She died at a hospital.