Man burns wife over a petty dispute

SARGODHA: A man with his brother allegedly doused his wife with petrol and set her ablaze following a trivial domestic dispute in their house in Chak 126-SB in the jurisdiction of Sillanwali Police.

According to the police, Ejaz poured petrol on his wife, Tahmina, before igniting the fire with the help of his brother, Imtiaz. Later, they contacted emergency services at 15 and initially attempted to portray the incident as a suicide attempt. However, Tahmina accused her husband and brother-in-law of the heinous act, at which the police arrested both Ejaz and Imtiaz and registered a case against them.

Tahmina was shifted to the Allied Hospital in Faisalabad.

Source: Dawn