Man kills wife, mother-in-law for not wearing Burqa

DIR UPPER     -    A man shot dead his wife and mother-in-law and injured his son reportedly for not wearing a Burqa during a marriage ceremony here the other day. Police said the un­fortunate incident took place in Dogg Darra area of Upper Dir where a man named Ir­fan had a verbal clash with his wife for wearing a dupat­ta and not a proper Burqa during the marriage ceremo­ny. After the clash at home, the woman left for her moth­er’s house along with her son. The infuriated husband fol­lowed the wife to mother-in-law’s home where after some arguments he fired at his wife and mother-in-law, killing both on the spot. Po­lice said the 7-year-old son of the accused named Anees also sustained bullet injury during the firing and was lat­er shifted to Dir Upper hospi­tal. Dogg Darra police start­ed search for the accused who managed to escape af­ter the double murder.

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