RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Police on Friday registered a first information report (FIR) against a woman\u2019s husband and his cousin after her body was found inside a house in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a statement issued by Outer Saddar police, the woman\u2019s body was found inside a room of the residential premises in the garrison city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA case has been registered under murder charges on the complaint of the woman\u2019s brother,\u201d the police spokesperson said, adding that the woman\u2019s husband and his cousin had been named in the FIR and taken into custody for questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said an investigation was underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. The exact cause of death will be determined in light of the post-mortem and forensic reports,\u201d the spokesperson elaborated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spokesperson added that the case would be concluded on the basis of the findings of the post-mortem and forensic reports, assuring that the investigation would be conducted on merit and in a transparent manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the FIR lodged by the woman\u2019s brother, she had been married for around two years and had a one-year-old son. The case was registered under Sections 302 (Qatl-i-Amd<\/em>) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince the marriage, my sister and her husband frequently had disagreements as my brother-in-law would often talk to other women on the phone and spend most of his time outside the house,\u201d the complainant alleged. He added that his brother-in-law was employed in Dubai and had returned to Pakistan four months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The complainant further alleged that his brother-in-law had been \u201ctorturing\u201d his sister and subjecting her to mental stress for the past three to four days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLast night, at around 7:30pm, I spoke to my mother, who told me that my sister\u2019s in-laws had been causing her a great deal of distress,\u201d he claimed in the FIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt around 10:20pm, I called my sister\u2019s mobile number. My brother-in-law\u2019s sister answered the call and told me that my sister had died by suicide,\u201d the complainant alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that after receiving the information, he went to the house with his brother, where they found the woman dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The complainant further alleged that his sister had been murdered by her husband, his cousin and other unidentified persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI saw that my sister had fresh henna applied to her hands,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hold my sister\u2019s husband and his cousin responsible and request that legal action be taken against them,\u201d the woman\u2019s brother stated in the FIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n