An elderly woman was subjected to torture and sexual assault by influential people in Punjab’s Mazaffargarh to avenge her son’s love marriage. According to police, the incident took place within the limits of Alipur Police Station in Fatehpur, where Nasir's in-laws, who were enraged over his love marriage to their daughter, kidnapped, tortured and tried to rape his mother. The accused not only tortured the 50-year-old woman but also tore down her clothes, dragged her and burned her half-naked body with cigarette butts. Also read: Girl set ablaze for resisting rape attempt Police said the heinous crime was committed by in-laws of the victim’s son as a revenge for his love marriage. The suspects took his parents to an unknown location, a few days ago, where they tortured and sexually assaulted his mother. Police have successfully retrieved the victim, her husband Allah Bakhsh and arrested three accused while the victim has been shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Muzaffargarh. Further investigation into the incident is underway, they added.
from Punjab News Updates and Insights - The Express Tribune https://ift.tt/3d25F4Q
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