LAHORE – A 14-year-old girl was shot dead on Monday when her parents rejected a marriage proposal in the Shahdara Police Station precincts. The deceased was identified as Kubra Bibi, daughter of Shafat Ali, a resident of Kaiser Town. According to police officials, a family visited Kubra’s house a few days ago with a marriage proposal but her parents turned it down. The boy and his family felt insulted on being rejected.
On Monday, the boy’s family members reached Kubra’s house and opened fire at her resulting in her instant death. Police have registered a case against five accused persons including Muhammad Khalid, Bhula, Aslam, Muhammad Mansha and Muhammad Arshad on the complaint of the deceased’s father but no arrests have been made so far. Separately, a 14-year-old boy was crushed by a rashly-driven tractor-trolley in the Shahdara Police Station precincts.
The deceased was identified as Abbas Ali, son of Nazir Hussain, a resident of Pandi Road. According to police officials, the boy was going on a bicycle and as he reached near the Sagiyan Toll Plaza, he was hit by a tractor-trolley. As a result, he was seriously injured and rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the tractor-trolley managed to flee escape. The victim was the only son of poor family, which pardoned the owners of the tractor-trolley after receiving Diyat.
