In a shocking incident, a woman was tortured to death by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to a daughter in Bahawalnagar, Punjab.
According to police, the incident took place in Khadam area of Bahawalnagar.
The victim, Shumaila Bibi, a resident of Kot Radha Kishan, had married Nauman from Khadam Abad Colony, Bahawalnagar, of her own choice.
The couple had two sons and four daughters. However, Shumaila faced constant abuse from her husband and in-laws for not bringing dowry and for giving birth to daughters.
The police, upon receiving a complaint from Shumaila’s brother, registered a case against the man at the City B Division Police Station and arrested him.
The deceased’s body was sent to the District Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Read more: Rahim Yar Khan man divorces wife over giving birth to girls
Earlier, a man in Punjab’s district of Rahim Yar Khan gave divorced his wife over the continuous birth of girls.
As per details, Amna Bibi got married to Fayyaz Ahmed some fifteen years ago in Rahim Yar Khan, but the merciless man divorced his wife after giving birth to five girls during the last 15 years of the marriage.
Fayyaz after divorcing Amna Bibi stopped giving expenses for the look after of his five daughters and that resulted in hunger in the family, but the brave mother took the responsibility of the family and set up a Biryani stall for the livelihood of her daughters.
