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Karachi police arrest main suspect in newlywed couple’s murder
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: Karachi police on Tuesday arrested the main suspect involved in the murder of a newlywed couple in an alleged honour killing case.
- According to police, the accused, identified as Sajid, confessed to killing his sister and brother-in-law a day earlier in Karachi’s Saudabad area after they contracted a love marriage against the family’s wishes.
- The couple had reportedly eloped and married of their own free will.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: Karachi police on Tuesday arrested the main suspect involved in the murder of a newlywed couple in an alleged honour killing case.
According to police, the accused, identified as Sajid, confessed to killing his sister and brother-in-law a day earlier in Karachi’s Saudabad area after they contracted a love marriage against the family’s wishes.
The couple had reportedly eloped and married of their own free will. Police said the woman’s family had arranged her engagement with a man name Gopang in exchange for Rs350,000. However the girl was not willing to marry with Gopang.
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