MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Sargodha police on Monday said they arrested two individuals, including a man who allegedly murdered his wife and five children for so-called \u2018honour\u2019 before attempting to take his own life.<\/p>\n
The tragic incident was reported from Chak 25 South area of Punjab\u2019s Sargodha district.<\/p>\n
Sargodha District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Sohaib Ashraf confirmed to Dawn that the primary suspect, as well as another man nominated in the case, was in their custody.<\/p>\n
The DPO added that the primary suspect, who was the slain woman\u2019s husband, was in a stable condition.<\/p>\n
A first information report (FIR) was registered at Bhagtanwala Police Station on the complaint of the woman\u2019s brother in the early hours of Monday.<\/p>\n
It invoked sections 302 (Punishment of qatl-i-amd), 311 (Ta\u2019zir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd) and 322 (Punishment for qatl-bis-sabab) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).<\/p>\n
The deceased were identified as the suspect\u2019s wife, his daughter aged 15-16 years, three sons aged 5-6 years, 9-10 years, 12-13 years, and a few-month-old son, according to the FIR.<\/p>\n
In the FIR, the brother stated that he and others accompanying him had reached his sister\u2019s house to meet her and \u201cgive Eidi\u201d, but found the main gate locked from inside and heard screams from inside.<\/p>\n
When the brother peeked from above the wall, he saw the suspect attacking his sister and her children with an axe in his hand. The brother added that when the suspect saw them coming, he also harmed himself.<\/p>\n
The wife and the children died on the spot, while the suspect was injured, the FIR stated.<\/p>\n
It further said that the husband had committed the act \u2018in the name of honour\u2019 as he suspected his wife and daughter of having illicit affairs with a man.<\/p>\n
The brother sought action against both the husband and the other man, who was accused of being involved with his sister.<\/p>\n
DPO Ashraf had arrived on the scene and sought a report from the Saddar sub-divisional police officer (SDPO). Teams from Rescue 1122, forensic experts and the Crime Scene Unit had also reached the site.<\/p>\n
Officials said evidence was being collected from the scene and that the investigation would determine the exact circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n
Over 7,500 women were murdered in the country between 2021 and 2024, including 1,553 in the name of honour, according to Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar.<\/p>\n
Last month, a young woman was allegedly murdered by her brothers and father over a love marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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