MULTAN: A woman, named Kulsoom, who had married a man of her free will, was shot dead by her brother outside the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Multan bench on Tuesday, said police. Officials termed it “an act of honour killing”.
According to the Police, Kulsoom – belonging to Punjab’s Rajanpur area – had contracted a love marriage with Rafaqat, a few months earlier. The girl’s family had filed a case against her marriage at the Multan registry of LHC.
However, when the couple arrived at the court to attend the hearing, Kulsoom’s 17-year-old brother allegedly opened fire on them near the court’s main gate, killing Kulsoom instantly, while her husband sustained serious injuries.
A lawyer was also injured in the shooting. He was shifted to Multan’s Nishtar Hospital in a critical condition.
The victim’s body was shifted to hospital for post-mortem. Her brother was arrested from the scene, and the weapon used in the attack was seized. Evidence was collected from the site of the incident.
