Jhang
The police on Monday registered a case into death of a young woman after allegedly being set ablaze by her husband and his accomplices died in Ahmedpur Sial, a city in Jhang district. A case under sections 358 (assault) and 302 (premeditated murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered against the husband and his accomplices on application moved by the victim’s parents.
According to the FIR, Humaira, a resident of Kabirwala tehsil, was doused in petrol and set on fire by her husband and others on Dec 6. She sustained severe burn injuries and was shifted to the Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) Hospital. She died a day later on Dec 7. According to the medical report, the victim had sustained burns across 90 per cent of her body.—INP
