DERA GHAZI KHAN: A married woman belonging to the Alkani tribe was allegedly killed by her husband and his accomplices over ‘honor’ in the limits of Chucha Border Military Police (BMP) station in the tribal area of Rajanpur district.

Local sources say the woman, 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.

The BMP in the 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 a deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), and 311 (punishment for murder if act taking place 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) and Auf (trial by water), wherein an accused person walks on burning coals to prove their 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 Dawn that the married woman was clubbed and stoned to death by her husband, brother-in-law, and their accomplice over honor, adding that BMP teams are conducting raids to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

Source: Dawn