A mother and father in Pakistani-administered Kashmir have been arrested for murdering their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid “in the name of an honour”, police say.<\/p>\n
They say it is one of the first such cases of its kind in the region.<\/p>\n
Honour killings happen when mostly male family members believe the victim has brought dishonour to their community.<\/p>\n
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported 943 women were killed in honour killings last year.<\/p>\n
That represented an increase of more than 100 from 2010.<\/p>\n
But such happenings are rare in parts of Kashmir under the control of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Police say that the incident took place in a remote village in the southern district of Kotli. They say that the case was brought to their attention by the couple’s eldest daughter.<\/p>\n
It will not be clear until Friday – when the parents are due in court – if they admit or deny murder charges.<\/p>\n
‘Suspicious’<\/p>\n
Local police officer Raja Tahir Ayub told the BBC that the girl’s father became enraged when he saw his daughter “looking at two boys” riding on a motorcycle outside their home on Monday.<\/p>\n
Police say that the parents suspected she was having illicit relations with one of the pair.<\/p>\n
“He took his daughter inside, beat her up and then poured acid over her with the help of his wife,” Mr Ayub said.<\/p>\n
Police say that that the couple did not take their daughter to hospital until the next morning, and she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
The head of the state-run district hospital in Kotli – Muhammad Jahangir – confirmed the death.<\/p>\n
He said that the girl was brought to hospital in a serious condition with more than 35% burns.<\/p>\n
“There was no way she could survive,” he said.<\/p>\n
Police say that the dead girl’s married elder sister informed them of the alleged incident on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
They say that she became suspicious when her parents did not allow mourners to see the face of the dead girl before she was buried – otherwise a normal practise in Kashmiri Muslim society.<\/p>\n
In March the government of Pakistani-administered Kashmir made acid attacks a criminal offence punishable with life imprisonment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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