RAWALPINDI: In a heartbreaking case highlighting the dangers of forced and coercive marriages, a young woman was allegedly shot dead by her father in Rawalpindi’s Waris Khan area after she refused to marry her cousin.
The accused, identified as Mumtaz Khan, fled the scene after the incident. Police have registered a case and launched raids to trace and arrest him.
According to a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the victim’s mother, the girl had initially agreed to the engagement last year. However, as the wedding date approached, she informed her family that she no longer wanted to go ahead with the marriage. She did not disclose her reasons.
Police said her father, allegedly angered by the decision, shot her in the head. The girl was taken to hospital but she succumbed to her injuries.
The accused fled the scene after the incident.
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