Category: Crime

A tragic incident unfolded in the Kalaske area of Wazirabad on Wednesday when a newlywed bride named Rukhsar was allegedly murdered by her in-laws by forcing her to drink acid. 

According to reports, Rukhsar, a resident of Gujranwala, married Altaf from Kalaske on September 12, 2025. According to the victim’s family, her in-laws became incensed after Rukhsar failed to bring clothes in dowry upon her return.

The victim’s brother-in-law and mother-in-law taunted Rukhsar over the perceived slight. The brother of the deceased bride came forward, explicitly accusing Altaf Hussain and his mother Ghulam Zohra of forcing his sister to consume acid.

Following the assault, Rukhsar was immediately rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ). Despite medical efforts, she tragically succumbed and died.

Ahmad Nagar Chattha Police Station took action and subsequently arrested the her husband Altaf Hussain and his mother Ghulam Zohra.

In his official statement to the police, the husband rejected the grave allegation, asserting that neither he nor his mother forced Rukhsar to drink acid. 

He claimed that she had consumed the corrosive substance on her own. The investigation is now underway.

Police in Laksian registered a case on Sunday against nine individuals accused of threatening and obstructing an agriculture department survey team at gunpoint during a flood damage assessment in Kot Momin tehsil.

Asad Abbas, the agriculture department team leader, filed a complaint alleging that the team was intercepted in Talib Wala area of Kot Momin by a group of armed men under the supervision of Ali Abbas. 

The suspects threatened the team with dire consequences and forced them to  leave without completing their official duties.

Police arrested eight unidentified and one identified suspect after receiving the complaint. District Police Officer (DPO) Sohaib Ashraf took notice of the incident and instructed the Kot Momin SDPO to ensure the suspects’ immediate arrest.

Meanwhile, Sargodha Commissioner Jahanzeb Awan, along with Deputy Commissioner (retired Capt) Muhammad Waseem, visited various sites in Kot Momin to monitor the progress of flood damage assessment surveys in Khan Muhammad, Sial Mor, and Rahanwala areas.

Survey teams informed officials on data collection methods and verification protocols throughout the visit. In order for impacted families to obtain compensation as soon as possible, the commissioner instructed teams to expedite the process and underlined the importance of accuracy and transparency at all stages.

He added that two additional re-verification teams would review the records to eliminate any errors or omissions.

 The commissioner further stressed the importance of coordination between the district administration, PDMA, and the revenue department to ensure relief funds reach genuine victims without delay.

In a another incident, a man was killed after being hit by a high-speed train near Bhalwal on Sunday.

Ali Raza, a father of two, was hit on the Sargodha-Lalamusa railway route. Police gave the body to his relatives after completing the required procedures. An investigation into the incident has been started by the Railway Police.

In another accident, two people lost their lives and two others were seriously injured when a speeding car plunged into a canal near Ghulapur Bangla in Kot Momin.

The victims, Naveed Ahmed (38) and Muhammad Khan (45) from Kale Da Kot, died on the spot. The injured, identified as Bilal and Omar Hayat, were taken to the THQ Hospital for medical treatment.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested this week for allegedly repeatedly raping his 15-year-old sister over a four-month period in the Gulshanabad area of Sadr Beruni police station jurisdiction in Rawalpindi, and impregnating her. 

According to reports, the shocking incident came to light after the girl’s father Ajmal Jaam lodged a police report. Jaam, who works as a laborer and lives in a rented house in Gulshanabad with his family, including six daughters and one son, stated that the matter surfaced when his 15-year-old daughter suddenly became unwell.

The father explained that his eldest daughter took the younger girl to a doctor for treatment. The medical checkup revealed the 15-year-old was pregnant.

Upon learning of the pregnancy, the girl’s mother questioned her. The daughter disclosed that her brother Shahzad, had been sexually abusing since four months. The father requested legal action against his son. 

According to police officials, the 18-year-old suspect works at a barbershop. 

Authorities arrested the man, registered a case, and initiated further investigation into the “shameful incident.”

An 18-year-old female cotton-picker from village 53/12-L in Chichawatni tehsil, who was abducted, raped, and then sold to a prostitution network in Sindh, managed to escape after 40 days and returned home on Tuesday, media reports said.

According to reports, the victim, identified as Z, told police that she was trafficked from Punjab to Sindh and forced into prostitution. On the complaint of her maternal uncle Gulam Abbas, Okanwala Bangla police registered a case on Wednesday against four suspects, including two residents of her native village, one man from Dhagri village in Umerkot district, and an unidentified person.

The case has been filed under sections 375-A and 365-B of the Pakistan Penal Code, along with provisions of the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018.

Police reports state that on August 20, 2025, ‘Z’ went to a nearby village to pick cotton. On her way back, two armed men from her village allegedly intercepted her on a motorcycle, abducted her, and took her to an abandoned house where they repeatedly raped her.

The victim told police that the suspects later drugged her and she lost consciousness. When she regained awareness, she was in a car on a highway. She said the suspects again used a chemical-soaked cloth to render her unconscious and transported her to Dhagri village in Umerkot, Sindh.

There, she said, she was handed over to a suspect identified as G, who told her that her abductors had sold her to him for Rs200,000. She said G ran a brothel and forced her into prostitution, where she suffered repeated sexual abuse by him and other men.

The FIR states that on September 27, while being transported to Hyderabad, the suspect’s car got stuck in traffic on the national highway. Taking advantage of the situation, Z escaped from the car and cried for help. As people gathered, the suspect fled the scene.

The girl said a passerby gave her a phone to contact her family. She was taken to a house in Hyderabad, where her cousin Farooq and her uncle Abbas reached and brought her back to Chichawatni. On Wednesday, she lodged a formal complaint with the police.

A police official said the victim is being medically examined and confirmed that a case has been registered against the suspects. The official added that the girl informed investigators about a criminal network operating across Punjab and Sindh, abducting young girls and selling them into prostitution.

Sahiwal DPO Rana Tahir told a private media outlet that police arrested one of the girl’s abductors, who has denied the charges. He said investigations are underway.

The victim’s family claimed they had approached Okanwala Bangla police on August 21 with a complaint about her abduction, but officers did not register an FIR. There are also unconfirmed reports that the other abductor was previously indicted in a honey-trap case at Fatehsher police station.

A horrifying incident unfolded in Orangi Town’s Nishan-e-Haider area where armed men shot and killed a 25-year-old father in front of his children at the doorstep of his home.

The victim, Muhammad Sajjad, had traveled from Faisalabad to Karachi three days ago to visit his in-laws. He was the father of two young children.

According to the FIR filed by the victim’s father-in-law at Iqbal Market Police Station, the robbers attempted to snatch Sajjad’s mobile phone at gunpoint. When he resisted, one of the attackers opened fire, hitting him in the chest and killing him on the spot.

CCTV footage of the killing shows Sajjad standing at the door with his children. One child was in his arms while the other stood beside him when two men on a motorcycle arrived. The gunmen stepped off the bike, pushed Sajjad and fired at point-blank range. Sajjad collapsed instantly as one of his children ran inside in fear.

Police said the footage clearly showed the attacker’s face, and teams were working to trace and arrest the suspects.

Relatives have taken Sajjad’s body to Faisalabad for burial.

According to reports, more than 65 citizens have lost their lives in Karachi this year for resisting robberies.

A police constable in Karachi has been suspended over accusations of sexually assaulting a female polio worker, which resulted in a pregnancy.  

South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Asad Raza has ordered an inquiry of the case after the victim came forward. 

DIG Raza told the media that the suspended police officer was on the polio team with the victim. She says that the constable took her phone number from the group WhatsApp chat and started sending her messages, courting her for marriage. 

She added that he took her to a guest house where he raped her and consequentially she became pregnant with child. According to the victim, the constable is aware of the pregnancy but has refused to marry the victim.

The victim, who is a divorcee with two children, later filed a complaint with the police, which is now being investigated.

Police in Mandi Ahmad Abad have arrested a young man on suspicion of murdering his sisters on Sunday. 

Officers responded to a disturbance and discovered the suspect shooting at the victims, who later died from their injuries.

According to reports, the incident occurred when Mandi Ahmad Abad SHO Adnan Rafique and his team were patrolling Mandi Ahmad Abad Road. They heard gunshots and a commotion from a nearby street and rushed to the scene. According to the police report, officers saw a young man repeatedly firing a gun at two young women.

Police overpowered Saif ul Malook, and confiscated his weapon. However, the two victims, identified as his sisters Iqra (26) and Adeela (19), had already died. 

During questioning, Malook told police he killed his sisters because he believed they had “loose morals.” He claimed that local residents had been taunting him over his sisters’ “bad character” and alleged inappropriate videos. He also stated that Iqra had previously eloped with a partner, adding to his “mental agony.”

Police registered a case against Saif ul Malook based on the report filed by SHO Adnan Rafique. The investigation is ongoing.

A transgender person was allegedly gang-raped on Sunday by five men in Kasur near the bypass within the jurisdiction of Saddar Police Station.

Five suspects, including three nominated, held him and the transgender person at gunpoint before placing the victim in a car and driving her away, the FIR lodged by complainant Niaz Shah stated. 

The incident took place in the Maan village of Kasur.

The transgender person later called Shah to inform him that she had been gang-raped near the bypass and abandoned on the roadside.

Police have registered a case against the five suspects and launched further investigation.

In another incident, the remains of three transgender individuals were found in bushes near the Nagori Cooperative Housing Society, adjacent to the M-9 Motorway, in Karachi on 21st September. Their identities were later confirmed through fingerprint analysis.

Reports quoted authorities as saying that the victims had been shot, with two receiving gunshot wounds to the chest, and the third to the head. According to Malir SSP Abdul Khaliq Pirzada, evidence collected from the scene suggests the shootings occurred at that specific location.

 Two bodies were located together while the third was found a short distance away, indicating that one might have attempted to escape.

The condition of the bodies suggests they had been killed only hours ago, though the exact time of death will be established by a medical legal officer.

Investigators have retrieved two 9mm shell casings, a flashlight, tissue rolls and other items from the crime scene. The bullet casings will be analysed to determine if one or more firearms were involved.

SSP Pirzada said there were no surveillance cameras in the area but they were reviewing footage from nearby locations. He also said that there was evidence suggesting the victims had visited the site in the past.

No mobile phones or identification documents were discovered on the bodies.

As per the details of identification, among the deceased were 20-year-old Alex Riyasat, known as Aini, from Sheikhupura; 28-year-old Muhammad Jeel, known as Sameera, from Khairpur; and Asma.

The Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA), an organisation advocating for transgender rights, has released a statement following the incident. It said that the three victims resided in areas surrounding Bilawal Goth and Safora Town.

The group said that the incident highlighted a disturbing trend of targeted violence against the transgender community, portraying it as an attempt to intimidate the entire community. 

It called on the Sindh government and police to conduct an open investigation and make prompt arrests. They also demanded the creation of a dedicated protection unit for transgender individuals and the implementation of stricter laws against hate crimes.

In the aftermath of the killings, members of the transgender community protested outside Jinnah Hospital. The demonstration was led by activist Bindiya Rana, who denounced the murders and announced that protests would take place across the province.

 Rana said that the incident had instilled fear within the community, raising concerns about whether they should refrain from leaving their homes altogether.

 Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah has instructed the provincial inspector general to immediately arrest the killers and submit a report on the situation.