A married woman belonging to the Alkani tribe was allegedly killed by her husband Bacchu and his accomplices Baggu, Ahmed Khan and two others for developing illicit relations with another person in the jurisadiction of Chucha Border Military Police (BMP) station in the tribal area of Rajanpur district.Her body was shifted to Rural Health Centre Harand.
Local sources say the woman,Zar-naz bibi accused of having relations with a man, was allegedly killed by her husband, her brother-in-law and their accomplice, who smashed her head with stones and clubs.
She succumbed to her injuries immediately, while the suspects managed to escape from the scene.
The BMP in Chucha tribal area has filed a case against the suspects under different sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including 302 (murder), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), and 311 (punishment for murder if act taking place in order to facilitate the commission of a crime).
According to the sources, some two years ago, the woman had undergone a tribal ritual locally called Aus (trial by fire ) Auf (trial by water), wherein an accused person walks on burning coals to prove his or her innocence or remains underwater, till the length of the breath.
They said the woman had successfully walked on burning coals without suffering burns on her feet, thus proving her innocence.
Political Assistant Qasim Gill confirmed to media that the married woman was clubbed and stoned to death by her husband, brother-in-law and their accomplice over honour, adding that BMP teams are conducting raids to apprehend the fleeing suspects.Three women of the same family were murdered in the name of honour on May 16,2014
Police said that the murder incident took place at Peshkotla Andaroon, when three women including two sisters were shot dead by their brother and two relatives, who escaped the scene. Police have shifted the bodies to Fazilpur for postmortem, while the hunt for the accused started.