Daughters burn father to death in Gujranwala

Two step-sisters living in the same house as their father tied him up with ropes and set him on fire in Gujranwala on January 1, 2025.

Ali Akbar died today in the hospital after succumbing to severe burn injuries.

A case has been registered on the complaint of Akbar’s sister, Bilqis Bibi, who stated that she was informed about the incident by her other sibling on the phone, who told her to reach Jinnah Hospital in Lahore, where Ali Akbar was being treated. She further stated in the First Information Report (FIR) that her brother had married twice, and the two women lived together. She accused the victim's wives, named Saira and Nazia, of assisting the two teenage girls in intoxicating the victim and setting him on fire. 

She even claimed to have the recorded confession of the four women.

Geo News has reported that Akbar had married three times and had 10 children before his first wife died. He was now living with two wives and all the children in a rented house. 

As per the FIR lodged by the victim’s sister, one of the suspects is the daughter of Akbar’s third wife with her former husband, while the second suspect is the daughter of his second wife. Police have taken the two wives and the teenage girls into custody.

In a confessional statement to the police, the girls - aged 12 and 16 - have admitted to tying up their father while he was asleep and setting him ablaze using petrol extracted from a motorbike.

An investigation is underway to find out their motive. 

Moreover, a case has been registered under Sections 302, 324 and 34 of the Criminal Procedure Code.