BAHAWALNAGAR: A man and his two sons along with six of their accomplices have been booked on the charge of killing his newlywed daughter and her husband for contracting free-will marriage in Faqirwali here on Wednesday night.

The first information report registered with Faqirwali police said that Naeem Abbas of village 115/6R contracted court marriage (second) with his cousin Tayyaba Fatima of the same area about three months ago.

On the eve of Wednesday at about 6pm, Naeem was on his way home from his outhouse on a bike with his three-year-old daughter Manahil Fatima when three members of his in-laws family along with six of their accomplices intercepted him and gunned him down while injuring his minor daughter.

Meanwhile, the attackers also shot at and killed his wife who was trying to rescue him. The suspects managed their escape.

The FIR claimed that the couple was killed for contracting free-will marriage.

Police sources told Dawn that Tayyaba was Naeem’s cousin while Naeem had a daughter from his first marriage who was also injured in the attack. Police had arrested the main suspect on Thursday and raids were being conducted to arrest other suspects, the sources added.

Source: Dawn