Woman was killed ‘for being fat’ Tuesday, November 20, 2007
LAHORE: My brother-in-law killed my sister because he did not like her fatness, said Muhammad Shahid, brother of Sobia on Monday.
Sobia was killed on October 30. Yousaf, a resident of inside Bhaati Gate, called the police on October 30 that four armed men had robbed his niece Sobia and her husband Zahid.
Zahid told the police the robbers had killed his wife after looting them. While resisting the robbery bid, he said, the robbers had also shot him (Zahid) in the arm. He told the police that the robbers had looted about 50 tola gold ornaments.
On suspicion the police checked Zahid’s telephone record. The police found that Zahid had called his friend Waheed 15 times on October 30.
When the police interrogated Waheed, he told the police that Zahid had killed Sobia with his (Waheed’s) cooperation. Zahid during interrogation told the police that he had killed Sobia because she was bulky. staff report
