Summary Police have arrested the suspect and lodged a case into the matter.
RAHIM YAR KHAN (Dunya News/Reuters) –A man in Rahim Yar Khan on Tuesday has lost his wife in a gambling and brutally tortured her.
Violence against women has continued to prevail in the country as a local in Rahim Yar Khan used his wife as a stake in gambling and lost that game too. He also and assaulted her on a refusal to go with fellow gambler.
The suspect, identified as Khan Mohammad, was apprehended by police personnel who have also launched an investigation into the matter.
The case is really shocking however, we have started an inquiry into the case. Action will be taken against all the accused, said an officer.
On the other hand, International Women’s Day with the theme ‘Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality‘is being celebrated across the globe on a vow to provide information to the people about women rights and highlight their importance in the society.
Domestic abuse, economic discrimination and acid attacks make Pakistan the world s third most dangerous country in the world for women as previously, more than 5,800 cases of violence against women were reported in Punjab alone, the province where Wednesday s law was passed.
Those cases represented 74 percent of the national total that year, the latest for which data is available.
