Muridke family allegedly tortures, kill son-in-law over marriage by choice
Woman's family later called couple home under pretence of reconciliation but, instead, tied up her husband and beat him
January 21, 2020
LAHORE: A family in Muridke allegedly tortured and killed their son-in-law over his marriage to their daughter by choice, police said on Monday.
According to police, the couple got married in a court in Gujjar Town.
The newly-wed woman's family later called the couple to their home under the pretence of reconciling with them but, instead, tied up her husband and subjected him to violence.
The man, however, succumbed to his injuries and died. The suspects fled the crime scene, leaving the body behind, police said, adding that they have filed a first information report (FIR) over the incident.
