Police arrested three persons here on Sunday for allegedly shaving the head of a married woman.According to police, a woman namely Kausar Mai, wife of Zahoor Ahmed of Jhok Qasaiyan, had allegedly eloped with her paramour. Her family members, including her father Habib and her father-in-law Fareed, along with three other persons, brought her back and shaved her head as a punishment. The punishment was awarded by a ‘Panchayat’, said sources. The victim refuted the claim of inlaws and said that it is a concocted story to save their skin.She said that her in-laws used to torture her. She said she had gone to a bazaar along with her mother-in-law Mumtaz Bibi, where she quarreled with her over some issue. She left her mother-in-law in the bazaar and went to her female friend’s house. However, her father later brought her home back,
However, the affected woman, in an application submitted to Basti Malook police station, stated that her in-laws used to torture her. She said she had gone to a bazaar along with her mother-in-law Mumtaz Bibi, where she quarreled with her over some issue. She left her mother-in-law in the bazaar and went to her female friend’s house. However, her father later brought her home back, she told police. She said that her father-in-law Fareed, her real father Habib and three other persons shaved her head. They also threatened her with death, she added. Police registered a case under sections 337V, 506/B, 354/ 148, 149 and 109 of the PPC, and arrested three persons.
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