Sajid Bashir
Saturday, December 04, 2010
LAHORE
FAMILY of a woman who was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Friday by blocking the road with her body and caused the worst kind of traffic blockade for more than three hours on the roads leading to Shimla Hill. The deceased was identified as Jameela Bibi.
According to police, Kamran and Jameela had contracted a love marriage five years back and they were living in a rented house in the Millat Park area. Kamran wanted to contract a second marriage and he was trying to convince Jameela for past few weeks. On October 29, Kamran took Jameela to his sisterís house in the same locality and again asked her to allow him a second marriage and when she refused to do so, he exchanged harsh words with her, doused her with petrol and burnt her alive. Kamranís sisters were also with him while he set her wife on fire, police added.
Later, Kamran informed police and Jameelaís family that Jameela had tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire. Police reached the spot and shifted the injured Jameela to Mayo Hospital where she submitted her statement that her husband Kamran and sisters-in-law had tried to kill her.
Earlier, a case of under Section 324 (attempted murder) was registered by the Millat Park Police on the complaint of Jameela and police arrested Kamran and his two sisters. But after the police submitted the challan of the case in court, Kamran and his sisters got bail due to the lack of evidence and witnesses.
On Friday, Jameela succumbed to her injuries after which her family members staged a protest demonstration in front of press club. They put Jameelaís body on road and demanded that they would not leave the place until the arrest of the accused. They also alleged that police officials were trying to save the accused after getting bribe. The protestors chanted slogans against police and burnt tires in the middle of the road. Traffic remained stuck for four hours at Shimla Hill and its adjacent roads while the traffic police seemed helpless to control the mess. The vehicles remained trapped for hours on the Davis Road, Queen Marry Road, Allama Iqbal Road, Abbot Road, The Mall, Sundar Das Road, Kashmir Road, Empress Road and Edgerton Road. The diversions made by the traffic wardens for traffic flow could also not work as the traffic was clogged on all the adjacent roads.
Later, the protestors dispersed after the senior police officials assured them that the accused would be arrested soon and Section 324 had also been converted to 302 after Jameelaís death.
Talking to The News, SP Traffic Capt Mubeen said traffic wardens had tried to maintain the traffic flow but the heavy traffic from all directions and the blockage due to protest doubled the problems for the wardens in this regard.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
LAHORE
FAMILY of a woman who was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Friday by blocking the road with her body and caused the worst kind of traffic blockade for more than three hours on the roads leading to Shimla Hill. The deceased was identified as Jameela Bibi.
According to police, Kamran and Jameela had contracted a love marriage five years back and they were living in a rented house in the Millat Park area. Kamran wanted to contract a second marriage and he was trying to convince Jameela for past few weeks. On October 29, Kamran took Jameela to his sisterís house in the same locality and again asked her to allow him a second marriage and when she refused to do so, he exchanged harsh words with her, doused her with petrol and burnt her alive. Kamranís sisters were also with him while he set her wife on fire, police added.
Later, Kamran informed police and Jameelaís family that Jameela had tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire. Police reached the spot and shifted the injured Jameela to Mayo Hospital where she submitted her statement that her husband Kamran and sisters-in-law had tried to kill her.
Earlier, a case of under Section 324 (attempted murder) was registered by the Millat Park Police on the complaint of Jameela and police arrested Kamran and his two sisters. But after the police submitted the challan of the case in court, Kamran and his sisters got bail due to the lack of evidence and witnesses.
On Friday, Jameela succumbed to her injuries after which her family members staged a protest demonstration in front of press club. They put Jameelaís body on road and demanded that they would not leave the place until the arrest of the accused. They also alleged that police officials were trying to save the accused after getting bribe. The protestors chanted slogans against police and burnt tires in the middle of the road. Traffic remained stuck for four hours at Shimla Hill and its adjacent roads while the traffic police seemed helpless to control the mess. The vehicles remained trapped for hours on the Davis Road, Queen Marry Road, Allama Iqbal Road, Abbot Road, The Mall, Sundar Das Road, Kashmir Road, Empress Road and Edgerton Road. The diversions made by the traffic wardens for traffic flow could also not work as the traffic was clogged on all the adjacent roads.
Later, the protestors dispersed after the senior police officials assured them that the accused would be arrested soon and Section 324 had also been converted to 302 after Jameelaís death.
Talking to The News, SP Traffic Capt Mubeen said traffic wardens had tried to maintain the traffic flow but the heavy traffic from all directions and the blockage due to protest doubled the problems for the wardens in this regard.
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