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Man strangles two nieces over marriage row

TOBA TEK SINGH: A man on Monday strangled his two young nieces over a marriage dispute in Waheed Park locality of Faisalabad in Mansoorabad police precincts.

A Rescue 1122 personnel said a team reached the house of Mirza Tahir Baig and found his two daughters Khadija Bibi (19) and Zainab Fatima (11) strangled.

He said suspect Shoaib Ahmad of Sitara Colony who was overpowered by the locals confessed that he had strangled the two sisters with an electric wire.

The suspect said he also attempted to kill their brother Faizan (14) but he put up resistance and raised an alarm.

The neighbours handed him over to the police while Faizan, who was injured in the process, was admitted to the Faisalabad DHQ Hospital. Police have shifted the bodies to the hospital for autopsy.

According to family sources, Shoaib was uncle (Khaloo) of the girls and had a dispute with their mother (his sister-in-law) over the marriage of Khadija with one Muhammad Hassan despite his strong opposition.

Source: Dawn