Rawalpindi Police Cast Net Wide in Newlywed Woman’s Alleged Honour Killing Probe

Rawalpindi police cast net wide in newlywed woman’s alleged honour killing probe

RAWALPINDI: The scope of the investigation into the murder of a newlywed woman has been expanded, as the gravedigger, the secretary of the graveyard and relatives from both her family and her in-laws have been arrested. Police have sought court orders for the exhumation of the deceased’s body to ascertain the cause of her death. According to sources close to the investigation, as many as eight people, including the gravedigger, the graveyard sec…

Rawalpindi woman killed in honor case eight arrested

In a case that has sent shockwaves through Rawalpindi, authorities have uncovered the grim details of a so-called “honor killing” in the Peru Dhai area, revealing how deeply entrenched tribal justice systems continue to operate in parallel with Pakistan’s legal framework. The victim, a 19-year-old woman whose name is being withheld for her family’s privacy, had been married for just seven months when her life was brutally cut short. According to…