A Pakistani woman Nargas Bibi shows family pictures of her son Sajjad Ahmed and his wife Muafia Bibi, who were killed by Bibi鈥檚 parents, at her house in Hussain Abad village near Sialkot, Pakistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014. A 17-year-old girl and her husband were killed by her family for marrying without their consent, and another young woman was burned alive by a man for refusing his proposal in Pakistan鈥檚 eastern Punjab province, police said Sunday. AP
LAHORE 鈥� A teenage girl died in Pakistan after being doused in petrol and set alight by a man who wanted to marry her but whose proposal had been rejected, police said Sunday.
It was the second brutal killing in Pakistan鈥檚 Punjab province within days, after a 17-year-old girl and her husband were murdered by a group of relatives for marrying against their wishes.
The latest incident took place Saturday in a village which is part of Toba聽Tek聽Singh town.
Sidra聽Shaukat, 18, was at home without her parents when 22-year-old聽Fayyaz聽Aslam聽entered her house, doused her with petrol and set her alight, Mohammad聽Akram, a police official told AFP.
鈥淪he was taken to a local hospital which referred her to the main hospital but she died before reaching there,鈥澛燗kram聽said.
Aslam聽has been arrested and a case registered against him.
鈥淭he boy loved her and had also sent a proposal to marry her, but that was rejected by her family,鈥澛燗kram聽said.
Sidra鈥檚 father,聽Shaukat聽Ali, confirmed the killing and accused聽Aslam聽of harassing his daughter.
鈥淗e used to harass my daughter 鈥� yesterday he came in the afternoon and threatened dire consequences after we asked him to avoid coming again,鈥� Ali told AFP.
Another teenager,聽Maafia聽Bibi, 17, and her 31-year-old husband Muhammad聽Sajjad聽were murdered by聽Bibi鈥檚聽father, her two uncles, grandfather and mother on Thursday night for marrying against their wishes in聽Daska聽town.