Woman set ablaze on marriage issue

MULTAN - A woman was allegedly set on fire by her in-laws over her daughter’s marriage issue. She was rushed to Nishtar Hospital with burning of 60 percent body. The in-laws of Farhat in Rohillanwali had asked her to give the hand of her daughter Sadaf, 13, for a boy. Infuriated on her resistance, the husband, his mother and other relatives allegedly sprinkled oil on her and set her on fire.

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