Brother Kills Sister Over Love Marriage

An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her brother for marrying of her own free will.

The incident took place in the Banaras’s Bukhari Colony locality in Orangi Town.

According to police, the woman was killed when she came to her earlier home on 30-January-2025 afternoon after secretly marrying on August 17 last year.

The victim was identified as Shaheen, daughter of Ameen Khan.

Her body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for post-mortem examination.

She was reportedly killed by her brother, identified as Shahbaz, who fled the scene.

Police investigators recovered two spent bullet casings of a 30-bore pistol from the crime scene. Police said they had started the search for the suspect who apparently killed his sister for ‘honour’.

Published in News Daily on 31-January-2025.

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