Man arrested for killing Hindu girl during abduction attempt in Pakistan: Report
India Today
A man, accused of murdering a Hindu girl for resisting an abduction attempt in Pakistan has been arrested, said a media report.
A man has been arrested for murdering an 18-year-old Hindu girl when she resisted a bid to abduct her in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Pooja Kumari Oad was said to have been shot after she put up resistance to the attackers in Rohi, Sukkur in Sindh on Monday.
The Sukkur police arrested the suspect, identified as Wahid Bakhash Lashari, and registered an FIR against him under the relevant sections of Pakistan Penal Code, The News reported on Wednesday.
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Lashari, along with his two accomplices, reportedly broke into the house of Sahib Oad with a gun on the day of the murder. Lashari allegedly shot Oad’s daughter, Pooja Kumari, dead when the family resisted as he tried to abduct her, the paper said.
The alleged murderers escaped after the killing.
The incident sparked an uproar on social media with activists strongly condemning the brutal murder and demanding protection of religious minorities, mainly Hindus and Christians.
