GUJRANWALA: A police official was booked for allegedly setting ablaze his wife in Tatlay Aali, Kamoke tehsil, Express News has learnt.
Saddar police official said that Maqsood Ahmed, a resident of Pak Town, married Sakina Bibi five years ago. He mentioned that Maqsood was serving as an assistant sub-inspector in Farooqabad area.
He stated that the accused had an affair with another woman and had wanted to marry her. He highlighted that Maqsood sought permission for the second marriage from Sakina Bibi but she refused. Despite repeated attempts, the woman did not give him permission, he said.
The official maintained the couple used to have arguments over the matter. He revealed that on the day of the incident, the suspect again had a heated argument with his wife over the issue. When the argument escalated, Maqsood doused Sakina Bibi in petrol and set her on fire. As a result, the victim suffered severe burn injuries and was shifted to Mayo Hospital in critical condition, the police official said.
Police have registered a case against the accused police official and have opened investigations.
Earlier in a similar incident, a woman died of burn injuries when her husband and in-laws allegedly set her ablaze in Jhang Bazaar police precincts in Faisalabad.
Reportedly, Irshad Ahmed, the father of the victim, told police that Kiran had married Shamim Akram, a resident of Jhang Bazaar, about six years ago. He said the couple had three children.
Irshad maintained that on the day of the incident, he received a call from her daughter, who was crying and asked him to save her from her husband and in-laws as they wanted to kill her.
The victim’s father said he and other family members immediately rushed to Kiran’s house. When they reached the house, people from the neighbourhood told them that the accused had allegedly set the woman on fire and had fled.
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