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Pakistan – New Bride Dies after Forced by In-Laws to Swallow Acid, over “Insufficient Dowry”
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photo of a mass marriage ceremony in Pakistan.
September 29, 2015 - Officials say a recently married
Pakistani woman has died after her in-laws forced her to drink acid, for bringing
what they considered to be insufficient dowry.
The crime occurred on September 28 in the Daska area of
Punjab Province.
Police said 25-year-old Takreem Bibi was taken to
hospital by her neighbors, where she died due to “internal injuries caused by
acid consumption."
Takreem had been married for three weeks.
Police said she was frequently beaten up by her in-laws
for lack of dowry.
The in-laws have fled the house.
The incident comes after a 26-year-old woman was
allegedly poisoned to death by her husband in Daska last week for not bringing
enough dowry.
Based on reporting by dpa and photonews.com.pk