Gujranwala woman sets ex-husband's house on fire after he remarries

Ex-husband Adnan had divorced first wife, Saleha, three years ago due to quarrels

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This file image picture shows a fire erupting. — X/File
This file image picture shows a fire erupting. — X/File 
  • Husband Adnan divorced his wife three years ago. 
  • Incident took place on the day of Adnan's valima. 
  • Ex-wife took sister, brother-in-law's help to set fire. 

GUJRANWALA: A woman set her ex-husband's house on fire upon his remarriage, three years after their divorce, in Punjab's Gujranwala, police told Geo News on Sunday night 

According to the police, the ex-husband's brother sustained burn injuries while his belongings and the newly-wed couple's room also caught fire. 

The man, Adnan, had divorced his wife, Saleha, three years ago due to quarrels, said the police. 

He remarried on Saturday night while his valima ceremony was on Sunday — the night the incident took place. The ex-wife set the house ablaze when the man was at his wedding ceremony. 

The law enforcers also said that the woman set fire to her ex-husband's house along with her sister and brother-in-law. They had entered inside the home through the roof. The incident took place in Model Town area's Mohalla Islamabad. 

Adnan and Saleha got married 10 years ago and they lived in a house adjacent to the man's parents. When the couple got divorced, Adnan moved back to his parent's house. 

The police said the investigation of the incident was underway.