7 months pregnant woman loses baby after husband inflicts torture

KHANEWAL: Horrifying acts of violence against women continue unabated as a seven months pregnant woman lost her unborn baby after her husband inflicted torture on her over a petty issue in Punjab’s Mohsinawala on Friday.

According to police, Babar along with his family members brutally tortured his pregnant wife Shabana over mobile phone use. As a result of the torture, she lost her unborn baby.

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The victim was shifted to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her condition to be precarious.

The district police officer (DPO) has taken notice of the incident and ordered immediate arrest of the alleged torturer.

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The police said they have launched investigation after registration of an FIR.