Lahore woman beaten to death by in-laws

A woman died in Lahore after her in-laws allegedly beat her with rods on Monday, December 2. 

Initial investigations by the police suggest that the incident took place in the Mughalpura area of Lahore, where a woman named Aniqa lost her life after her in-laws turned violent. 

The police revealed that the victim’s father, Sheikh Shaukat Javed, filed a complaint with the Mughalpura police in which it is stated that his daughter Aniqa was married to a man named Junaid Ghulam Fareed four years ago. 

The couple had disagreements after the marriage, and Aniqa was subjected to assault by the husband and his family over various domestic issues. 

Shaukat also told the police that on the day of the incident, Aniqa’s neighbours alerted him that Junaid and his family were again subjecting his daughter to severe torture.  

As he rushed to his daughter’s house, he allegedly saw Junaid, his parents, and sisters beating his daughter with rods and clubs.

He further said that upon his arrival, the suspects immediately moved his daughter to an undisclosed location. 

Later, he was informed that Aniqa died at a hospital due to severe injuries sustained from the beating. 

Media reports said the husband has been taken into police custody, while his parents and sisters remain at large. 

The police shifted the victim’s body to the morgue for an autopsy while the investigation is underway. 

Late in August, a woman from Shadbagh, Lahore, identified as Laiba, was allegedly tortured and thrown off the roof of her house by her husband and in-laws.

The police investigation suggested that the husband was a drug addict and 24-year-old Laiba was married to him six years ago. 

A recent case of a pregnant woman from Daska, Sialkot, who suffocated to death and was eventually cut into pieces by in-laws because they suspected her involvement in witchcraft also made headlines all over the country.

A report by Sahil, a group dedicated to work for the most vulnerable in the society observed that in the first six months of the year, violence against women cases surged to a total number of 1,732, as per the reports, which included different forms of violence such as murder, suicide, abduction, rape, honour killing and torture.