At around 11am today, 45-year-old Gulshan Rashid was burnt to death after her brother-in-law, Dilawar, set her on fire. Her teenage daughter, Asma, and son, Ahmed Rashid, also sustained burn injuries in Korangi,” Awami Colony police Station House Officer Mohammed Saud told Dawn.com.

According to SHO Saud, the suspect fled after torching both women while 17-year-old Ahmed suffered burn wounds while trying to save his mother and sister.

The victims were moved to the Burns Centre of Civil Hospital Karachi, where Gulshan was pronounced dead.

The officer said the condition of her daughter was also critical while her son sustained minor injuries, attributing some “family dispute” as a probable motive for the attack but did not elaborate on it.

The SHO said that the victim’s husband Rashid Khan had verbally told the police that his elder brother Dilawar was involved in this “gruesome incident”, however, the police were waiting for him to formally lodge a first information report (FIR) to initiate legal proceedings.

The Crime Scene Unit of the police has collected evidence from the spot.

Source: Dawn