A Jirga in the Manghopir area of Karachi ordered the killing of a young couple who married of their own free will, ARY News has said.
Police sources told ARY News that the couple- identified as Saira (20) and Adil (22)- was found dead inside their home in Manghopir on Monday, and the parents of both the husband and wife gave their consent to the murder.
“Initially, both parties refused to register the murder case,” informed the police.
The woman identified as Saira. Her mother and maternal aunt played a key role in the dual murder.
“The slain woman’s mother called the killers to the home. They entered the house and opened fire and also used knives in the gruesome dual murder crime,” says the police sources.
Four 30-bore spent bullets, two coins and other things were recovered from the crime scene.
However, Dawn reported that the victims were residents of Husain D’Silva Town in North Nazimabad. After tying the knot on their free will, they went into hiding and started living in Manghopir because the girl’s parents were against their marriage.
Area SHO Bashir Ahmed said that it appeared that her relatives traced the couple.
Initial investigations suggest that the couple originally hailed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the SHO revealed.
The bodies were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to fulfil medical and legal formalities.
