Four booked for kidnapping

DADU: Forced marriage of a divorced woman brought to book her two brothers, the bridegroom and his uncle on Thursday in a case of kidnapping. Unfortunately, the woman ended her life by committing suicide.

Koonj Chandio, 40, mother of eight children was divorced two months back and began living with her two brothers Mohammad Moosa and Mohammad Essa in Wari village of Mehar taluka.

The two men kidnapped their own sister and forcibly married her off to Ghulam Abbas Chandio of Mir Kuriro. She committed suicide on Wednesday in Mir Kuriro, Warah taluka by consuming some poisonous substance.

Fareedabad police booked four persons in kidnapping and forced marriage case and took the body to Mehar taluka for autopsy.

The people nominated in the FIR included woman`s two brothers Mohammad Moosa and Mohammad Essa, bridegroom Ghulam Abbas and groom`s uncle Ali Mohammad. DPO Dadu Javaid Jiskani said one of the accused Mohammad Moosa had been arrested.

He said as Koonj was kidnapped from the jurisdiction of Fareedabad police station for forcible marriage hence the kidnapping case had been registered here, while her murder or suicide case would be registered with Qambar-Shahdadpur police.Post-mortem confirmed her death by poison.

Source: Dawn

Date:7/22/2011