A young woman was severely burnt Tuesday night here in Begum Kot area of the city's Shahdara Town after her in-laws allegedly doused her in oil and set her ablaze. Fouzia, 27, said two years ago, she was married to Shamrez, who, after some time, travelled abroad for employment-related purposes.
Lahore, (Pakistan Point News - 25th Apr, 2018) : A young woman was severely burnt Tuesday night here in Begum Kot area of the city's Shahdara Town after her in-laws allegedly doused her in oil and set her ablaze. Fouzia, 27, said two years ago, she was married to Shamrez, who, after some time, travelled abroad for employment-related purposes. However, after her husband's departure, Fouzia said her in-laws started harassing her, which forced her to return to her parents' home.
Shamrez, her husband, consequently called her from abroad two days ago, telling her to go back to the in-laws, apologise to them, and start living there again. Listening to her husband's advice, Fouzia went back to her in-laws, where her mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, and one of the brothers-in-law's wives allegedly doused her in oil and torched her. Police subsequently recorded the statement of the victim and filed a first information report (FIR) in this regard. An investigation was also launched to probe the incident, authorities added.
