LAHORE: A man killed his five-month pregnant wife in Shangla district for ‘honour’, after accusing her of infidelity, a private TV channel reported while quoting the local police as saying.
Minat Sajida, a resident of Dandai area of Besham tehsil, was shot dead after her husband accused her of having extra-marital relations, the victim’s brother informed the police. Station House Officer (SHO) Afzal Khan of the Dandai Police Station said the victim’s brother claimed his sister had been married to Bajreen for 14 years and they had four children.
Bajreen, on the contrary, believed he was not the father of the child his wife was expecting, a police officer said and confirmed that the victim was five-month pregnant and was killed with a pistol. Both Bajreen and his brother are missing since the murder. Adding this murder, three honour killing incidents have been reported in Dandai in the last eight months.
